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Idaho
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State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: Completed
Details: The Idaho Senate on March 12, 2008, passed a scaled-back plan to encourage agencies to adopt higher energy efficiency standards in new or remodeled state buildings. House Bill 422 originally required state buildings to be at least 30% more energy efficient currently required by Idaho law, but in order to pass the measure, the requirement was reduced to a range of 10% to 30%. The bill was signed into law on March 19, 2008, and takes effect in 2009.
Executive Order 2005-12, signed in July 2005, requires state agencies to implement a series of energy conservation measures, where feasible. The measures include adjusting settings for thermostats, shutting off lights and computers, and evaluating HVAC machinery for efficiency. No targets set for energy reduction.
- http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0422.html
- http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo05/eo_2005-12.htm
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: No Activity Identified
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: On January 26, 2007, the Interim Committee on Energy, Environment and Technology (formed by legislative resolution 62 in March 2006) submitted the 2007 Idaho Energy Plan to the legislature. The objectives of the plan are to ensure a reliable energy system, to maintain low-cost energy supply, to protect public health and environment, to promote sustainable economic growth, and to allow Idaho's energy policy to adapt to changing circumstances. The plan includes recommendations to the state legislature such as creating an income tax incentive for investments in energy-efficient technologies by Idaho businesses and households, stricter building codes, more collaboration between government and utilities around conservation, and requires the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to establish annual targets for conservation achievement based on estimates of cost-effective conservation in the service territories of Idaho's investor-owned utilities. Idaho is also part of the Western Governor's Association (WGA). In June 2006 the Governors signed resolutions to meet or exceed goals of 30,000 MW of clean energy by 2015 and a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020, to encourage adequate funding for state energy efficiency and renewable generation programs, and to facilitate development of regional energy markets.
- http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2007/energy_plan_0126.pdf
- http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2006/HCR062.html
- http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/cdeac/index.htm
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: On April 30, 2008, Idaho utility regulators increased the energy efficiency rider on electric bills of Rocky Mountain Power customers by more than double to fund an expansion of the utility’s energy efficiency programs. The rider will increase from 1.5% to 3.72%. This collection rate is designed to fund projected program activity for 2008 and 2009. Considered no activity because the PBF only applies to one utility and is not statewide.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: 2006 IECC is mandatory statewide; can use COMcheck to show compliance
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Goes Beyond ECPA
Details: 2006 IECC mandatory statewide; effective as of January 1, 2008: can use REScheck to show compliance. HB 137 (signed by the Governor March 26, 2007) mandates the implementation of the 2006 IECC, with January 1, 2008, as the effective date.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: No Activity Identified
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) rejected the federal interconnection and net metering standards in early 2007, pursuant to EPAct 2005, stating that the utility tariffs are adequate (case # GNR-E-06-02).
- http://www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=89
- http://www.puc.state.id.us/orders/30199.ord/30108.pdf#xml=http://www.puc.state.id.us/Scripts/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&DocId=6283&Index=C%3a%5cProgram%20Files%5cdtSearch%5cUserData%5corders&HitCount=12&hits=41+150+307+48c+5f0+8b7+a25+ba3+cec+e6
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Net metering offered by one or more individual utilities. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has determined that the state's three investor-owned utilities offer interconnection services and net-metering programs that meet the criteria of the standards contained in the federal EPAct 2005. The PUC therefore declined to adopt the two federal standards. However, the commission decided that the interconnection model developed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) should be used as a "guideline" for interconnection agreements. The PUC stated that the NARUC model "can serve as a tool or reference but is not specifically applicable to all interconnection situations." This proceeding was designated Case No. GNR-E-06-02. Idaho PUC issued Order No. 26750 on January 22, 1997 modifying the original net metering legislation of 1980. The net metering orders apply to investor-owned utilities only. The limit for most commercial and residential customers is 25 kW.