Idaho Power News

Any lack of moisture is cause for a red flag in eastern Idaho. Our vast agricultural economy depends on it.

Hoku Materials, The Honolulu-based polysilicon maker, which struggled to get its Pocatello solar manufacturing plant up and running and even had trouble paying its electric bill to Idaho Power, announced Tuesday that it is halting construction at its Eastern Idaho location and laying off 100 employees.

Idaho's biggest utility is holding off for now on plans to build a new transmission line in the Wood River Valley due to uncertainty over sage grouse protections and habitat.

This summer may be a watershed season for Idaho Power. With oil and gas prices slated to rise, and the introduction of several new electric car models hitting Boise's market in June, the electricity provider is beginning to investigate the possible consequences of the mass introduction of electric vehicles on the power grid-and what can be done to ... (more)

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You've been warned. Idaho Power customers can expect a 7.1 percent rate increase come June, which adds up to about $6 extra per month - depending on usage.

As Idaho Power gavels in its annual shareholders' meeting in Boise this afternoon, a more informal assembly is taking place on the pavement just several hundred feet from the facility.

Avista Corp, an investor owned electric and gas utility for northern Idaho, made a financial push to unseat two incumbents that failed.

Tuesday afternoon, Saint Luke's Magic Valley received some very special praise from Idaho Power, for their first full year of outstanding environmental sustainability.

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