Electricity

A case before federal regulators involving an Idaho-based company's proposal to build a lithium-ion battery storage facility could have far-reaching ramifications for emerging battery-storage technologies.

Idaho Power is scaling back its plan to boost hydroelectric capacity at its power-generating facility at Shoshone Falls in south-central Idaho

Federal officials have reopened public comments on proposed routes for two high-voltage transmission lines in southwestern Idaho intended to modernize the Pacific Northwest's energy grid.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Power officials are asking state regulators for permission to make big changes to how solar customers pay for their power.

GOODING, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) - Crews restored power for Gooding customers Tuesday after Monday night's storms left more than 2200 customers in the dark.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) Thousands of people were without power in the Magic Valley on Sunday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials have approved an Idaho utility company's plan to close a coal-fired power plant in Nevada about 10 years sooner than planned and raise monthly bills for customers.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Idaho Power has announced its intention to close a Nevada coal plant it co-owns with NV Energy 10 years sooner than planned, a move that would shutter both units at Nevada's last utility-owned, coal-burning power plant by 2025.

BURLEY, Idaho (KLIX) A new geothermal power plan has been given a green light by public land managers in Cassia County.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- Electricity for nearly 1000 homes near Twin Falls and Filer went out a little after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. Power was back on just before 2 p.m.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Northwest Power and Conservation Council predicts the electricity needs of Northwest states can be met in the next 20 years mostly through conservation efforts, with little need to construct new power plants.

(AP)-Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in wind energy states are calling on Congress to renew an expiring tax break. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said at a teleconference Tuesday that uncertainty over the future of the wind energy production ta…