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Solar Summer: The basics of solar and electricity

Are you passionate about clean energy and solar, but phrases like “kilowatt hour,” “power purchase agreement,” and “net metering” seem confusing? Are you interested in installing rooftop solar, but you …

Recreating Responsibly: Campfire rules and safety

June is Great Outdoors Month and National Camping Month. Here in Idaho, we’re lucky to have countless places to camp and recreate outdoors. Wherever and however you choose to get …

Personal sustainability: Small steps that have a big impact

Sunday, June 5th, 2022 is World Environment Day – a day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. In participation, ICL is highlighting ways each of us …

How you can help keep Idaho’s air clean: Clean Air Month

In addition to being National Wildfire Awareness Month, May is also Clean Air Month. The two go hand in hand, with longer and more severe wildfire seasons impacting air quality …

Speak up now for the future of clean energy in Idaho

Idaho Power (IPC) is proposing a new long-term energy plan and now is the time to speak up for clean, local power.  To ensure reliable and affordable energy, utilities like …

Regenerative agriculture in practice: Touring Ernie’s Organics

On a warm but windy April morning, ICL staffers from our Snake River, Climate and External Relations teams met up just west of Shoshone, Idaho, for a personalized tour of …

Solar for all: Shining light on energy justice

When we talk about solar, we often focus on solar’s environmental benefits and its potential to push us closer to 100 percent clean energy. But community owned solar can also …

Idaho Power’s solar program improves renewable access but is only a start, advocates say

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 CONTACTS: Noah Rott, Associate Press Secretary, Sierra Club, noah.rott@sierraclub.org, 406-214-1990 Emma Sperry, Climate Fellow, Idaho Conservation League, esperry@idahoconservation.org   Katherine Noble, Climate Action …

Solar for all: The mechanics of Community Owned Solar

This is the second installment of a three-part series on community owned solar. Our last blog defined community owned solar and provided information about two of the main benefits of …

Idaho Conservation League plan would lower power bills, help customers

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Contacts: Ben Otto, Energy Associate, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 212 Abby Urbanek, Communications Manager, Idaho Conservation League, (208) 345-6933 x 214 …