Energy Information Guide Unveiled In Idaho

(BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced last month that the Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance (ISEA) has completed work on the Idaho Energy Primer, an educational booklet designed to provide information on the sources, production, distribution and use of energy in the state to help Idaho citizens and businesses make informed decisions about our energy future.

The ISEA was established by the Governor to help develop effective and long-lasting responses to energy challenges in Idaho and assist in development of a sound energy portfolio for the state.

The ISEA consists of over a dozen task forces staffed by volunteer experts working in areas including base-load resources, biogas, biofuels, forest biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, energy efficiency and conservation and transmission. The ISEA task forces and its Board of Directors report to the ISEA Council, a group of the Governor’s Cabinet members led by Paul Kjellander, administrator of the Idaho Office of Energy Resources (OER).

 “The Energy Primer, based on the efforts of a wide variety of experts, provides Idaho citizens with a fact-based, unbiased information resource about energy options,” said Steven Aumeier, chairman of ISEA’s Board of Directors.

Kjellander added, “This material demonstrates a solid public/private partnership, and contributions from the partners involved made publication of this material possible.”

 “Our state’s economic growth and our citizens’ quality of life are dependent on the availability of reliable, affordable energy,” Governor Otter said. “The Strategic Energy Alliance Council and I thank all those involved, as well as their organizations, for their support of the Alliance and for creating the Idaho Energy Primer.”

The Energy Primer is available at http://www.energy.idaho.gov/energyalliance/d/isea_primer_new.pdf. More detailed information can be found in the task force reports on the OER website www.energy.idaho.gov.