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Have you ever heard of a battery farm? Well, Idaho Power wants to build one to help keep your A/C on in the summer.
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The utility is currently conducting a study on how to set fair rates for net metering, when customers with rooftop solar panels produce extra energy and send it back to the electric grid.
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From Florida to Alaska, dozens of tribes are working to harness energy from wind, sun and water to generate millions of dollars in revenue, create short- and long-term jobs and reduce utility costs for citizens, while also helping combat climate change and boost energy independence.
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In the past year and a half, the Bureau of Land Management has received several proposals to capture solar and wind energy in the Twin Falls District, which includes all of south-central Idaho.
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The Lava Ridge Wind Project would include about 400 turbines, mostly on Bureau of Land Management land in Jerome, Lincoln and Minidoka counties.
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Only about 10 digesters have been constructed in Idaho in the past 15 years, but one expert thinks that number could soon triple.
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Bill Gates' company TerraPower and the utility Rocky Mountain Power have picked the Wyoming coal town of Kemmerer as the location for a $4 billion, electricity-generating nuclear reactor. Optimism is high but the technology's unproven.
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Magic Valley Energy wants to build what could be Idaho's largest wind farm. It's holding information sessions this week in south central Idaho for community input.
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President Biden's pledging a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emmisions over the next decade. It's an ambitious goal with real consequences for the Mountain West.
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Many oil, gas and coal-dependent communities around the Mountain West are concerned about the Biden administration's aggressive stance on climate change.…