The NW Energy Coalition leads the NorthwestÕs broadest alliance of energy interests in designing, promoting, and implementing clean, affordable, and equitable energy policy grounded in analytical expertise. The Coalition is an alliance of about 100 environmental, civic, and human service organizations, progressive utilities, and businesses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. We envision a 21st century energy system that provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy, sustains our communities, and preserves the regionÕs natural resources. We seek to meet all electric load growth, reduce natural gas load, replace all coal generation now serving the region, and facilitate Columbia Basin salmon recovery by increased development of energy efficiency, environmentally responsible renewable energy, energy storage capacity, and other grid edge technologies.