July set records for bad air quality days
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Wednesday, 01 August 2007 16:12
10:44 AM MDT on Wednesday, August 1, 2007

BOISE - July 2007 made its way into the Treasure Valley record books for bad air and hot temperatures.

Tuesday wrapped up a month of triple digit heat and nearly two dozen bad air quality days.

The DEQ issued an air quality alert on 22 of the 31 days in July.
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Power demand during heat wave sets record
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Tuesday, 17 July 2007 01:14
05:45 PM MDT on Monday, July 16, 2007 Associated Press

BOISE -- The high heat blanketing the state is shattering all kinds of records for electricity demand. That's the word today from Idaho Power.

The utility is reporting that usage last Friday reached an all-time high of 3,193 megawatts. It also marked the third time so far this summer that the record books have been rewritten.

The July 13th peak tops the mark set on July 6, which broke a record set the day before.

Power demands recorded on July 5th shattered the previous mark of 3,084 megawatts set on July 24, 2006.

Like past summers, company officials say the surge for power is intensifying in late afternoon when air conditioners and irrigation pumping loads coincide.

Officials also say they have had to buy power on wholesale markets because hydropower production has been in decline due to lower stream flows.


 
Air quality stuck in Orange for 6th day in a row
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Monday, 16 July 2007 20:52
06:07 PM MDT on Monday, July 16, 2007
Monique James - Idaho's NewsChannel 7

BOISE -- July has been a bad one for air quality in the Treasure Valley and experts say we've reached a new record - it's a dubious one.

We’ve already broken the record for the number of orange air quality alerts in one month.

And experts say there's no turning back as we are only a month into summer and barely into fire season.

Record highs on the thermometer also mean record-breaking pollution.


Last Updated ( Monday, 16 July 2007 20:53 )
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Parks & Rec Movie Night - Friday July 20th
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Monday, 16 July 2007 20:20

Nacho Libre

Jack Black, Efrin Ramirez, Moises Arias
Paramount Pictures; Directed by Jared Hess
Rated PG; 100 minutes; 2006

Inspired by a true story, Nacho is a young man raised in a Mexican monastery who takes it upon himself to rescue the holy place from financial ruin. He enters a local sports tournament as a masked wrestler to win prize money in this raucous comedy.
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 July 2007 20:54 )
 
Red Alert Issued For Air Quality
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Friday, 06 July 2007 13:11


09:38 AM MDT on Friday, July 6, 2007

KTVB.COM

BOISE - With record-breaking heat on tap, the Department of Environmental Quality has issued a red alert for air quality in the Treasure Valley.

Forecasters expect the Air Quality Index to reach 155 – with very high levels of fine particulate matter.  The DEQ says smoke from area wildfires is settling into the Valley, causing the deteriorating air quality.

Hot temperatures are also a big factor – creating high levels of ozone.  The DEQ says everyone – not just sensitive groups – should consider holding off on strenuous outdoor activates until the air quality improves.

Outdoor burning is banned in Ada and Canyon County until the alert level comes down. The DEQ urges the usual precautions: limit driving, combine trips, don’t burn outside, and fill your gas tank or mow the lawn late in the evening.

The red alert is not the highest level – if the air quality index rises further, the alert could reach purple or maroon.  There’s no current indication that the air quality will further worsen.


 
Last Updated ( Friday, 06 July 2007 13:16 )
 
Idaho Power Urges Conservation
Written by Jason R. - HOA Board Member   
Thursday, 05 July 2007 03:36

BOISE -- The western heat wave that's driving the mercury into the 100s, combined with poor snowpack last winter, are conspiring to drive electricity prices through the roof.

Idaho Power, the state's largest utility, says it's trying to get its 450,000 customers to conserve energy -- especially during the hours between 4 and 8 p.m. -- because that's when demand is the greatest.

Customers are paying about 5.9 cents per kilowatt hour now, largely from the utility's hydropower dams.

But if Idaho Power has to go and buy power on the open market, it would cost about six times that amount.

If Idaho Power is forced to do that, the increased costs will be reflected in a price hike next year.

Spokeswoman Anne Alenskis says, "Not only does conservation help keep future rates down, it also cuts customers' individual bills."

Idaho Power urges conservation amid summer heat wave

04:51 PM MDT on Wednesday, July 4, 2007
 Associated Press

 
Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 July 2007 03:39 )
 
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