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FebruaryMay 2019 2019 Please recycle Connections this newsletter. Clean today. Cleaner tomorrow.™ At Idaho Power, our commitment to serving customers and communities with reliable, affordable energy has been the hallmark of our 100-year history. As we continue the next century of service, Nearly 50 percent of Idaho we look to build on that foundation with a new and exciting mission: Power’s energy comes from clean hydroelectricity. The national average is just 100% clean energy by 2045. 7 percent. Our energy mix also includes wind, solar and Not only is this goal meaningful to us, it’s important to many of our geothermal resources. customers, the communities we serve and the places we call home. Learn how we’re moving forward — today, tomorrow and together. Our carbon emissions intensity is 46 percent less than it was in 2005. Our Path Forward We also have agreements to end our participation in two coal plants. Ensure reliability. Providing reliable electric service when and where customers need it is at the heart of what we do, We recently reached an and we will continue to do. agreement to buy 120 megawatts (MW) of clean, Keep prices affordable. Our prices are among the lowest affordable solar power. in the nation, and we know price matters to our customers. We’ve sent this agreement to the Idaho Public Utilities Provide green choices for customers. From energy Commission for approval. efficiency programs to electric vehicles, what our customers want matters to us. The proposed Boardman- Grow our economy. We serve as energy advisors to our to-Hemingway (B2H) transmission line should businesses, offering incentives to help them save energy make it possible to import and money. We also attract new businesses by offering more clean energy from the additional clean energy solutions. Pacific Northwest. Customers are excited about Idaho Power’s clean As part of our continued energy goal, and they also have questions. Read commitment to the environment, we care for answers to some of the most common inquiries our rivers, protect our fish on page 2 of this newsletter. and birds, and preserve the history of the places we call home. idahopower.com Comments about Connections are welcome at idahopower.com • Corporate Communications, P.O. Box 70, Boise, ID 83707 31180-I-0038 Clean today. Cleaner tomorrow.™ South Meridian YMCA Takes Advantage of Energy Savings Idaho Power’s energy efficiency programs Continued from page 1: Idaho Power has launched a goal to use 100 percent can make a big difference for customers — clean energy by 2045. While our customers have voiced support of this goal, including nonprofit organizations like many also have questions. Here are answers to some common inquiries: the YMCA. Visit our YouTube channel to see how the Treasure Valley’s newest How will Idaho Power reach Why is Idaho Power setting YMCA facility in south Meridian is using its 100-percent clean energy this goal? incentives from Idaho Power to save goal? money and enhance its programming for It’s the right thing to do. We’ve been a local families. Idaho Power has several factors leader in clean, reliable and affordable To learn more about Idaho Power’s energy working in our favor. We have a energy for decades, and we want to efficiency programs for your business, visit great start, with clean hydropower build on that role. We also hear from idahopower.com/ways-to-save. producing almost half our energy. an increasing number of customers that We recently signed a contract to buy clean energy is important to them, too. 120 MW of solar power. Over the What steps has Idaho Power next 25 years, we expect to invest taken toward achieving this in additional cost-effective, clean goal? resources, as well as grid upgrades, battery storage and energy efficiency We recently finalized an agreement to efforts. end participation in the North Valmy coal-fired power plant in Nevada How will these changes by 2025, and we will be out of the affect my power bill? Boardman coal-fired plant in Oregon We remain committed to delivering by the end of 2020. The company also the affordable energy our customers recently announced a deal with Jackpot expect. We believe we can accomplish Holdings to purchase 120 MW of clean this through grid upgrades, new solar energy at $21.75 per megawatt- technologies and the strategic use of hour — the lowest price we know clean sources like solar and wind. of for a publicly reported contract of this size. Grid upgrades like Boardman to Hemingway will allow us to buy additional clean energy at affordable prices during peak times — especially during the hot summer months — and deliver it to our customers when they need it most. From The Electric Kitchen May 2019 Simplify Savory Tofu Sandwich Spread Snack Your Life... 3 Tbsp olive oil Dash of nutmeg 1 medium sweet onion, quartered ¼ cup sherry or dry white wine Dietary information: and reduce your and sliced 2 tsp Dijon mustard Calories: 90 environmental footprint 4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice Fat: 5.7g ½ tsp each: dried basil, oregano 1 – 3 Tbsp miso (to taste) Carbohydrate: 4.5g Protein: 3.2g with Paperless Billing! and thyme 12 oz medium or firm tofu (no need Sodium: 99mg ¼ tsp each: dried sage, rosemary, to press) Fiber: 0.7g More than 119,000 Idaho Power fennel, salt and pepper customers have already gone In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-low. Add onion, sauté until beginning to Recipes are selected for nutritional value and low paperless. caramelize, approx. 12 min. Meanwhile, measure herbs and spices into a small bowl. Add energy use in preparation. garlic to the onions, stir and cook for 2 min. Stir in the herbs and cook until fragrant and They are approved by Registered Dietitian Erin softened, approx. 2 min. Pour the sherry into the pan to deglaze, stirring and cooking until Green from the Central Sign up today! liquid is mostly evaporated. Transfer onion mixture to a food processor and blend. Add the District Health Department tofu and remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth. Adjust miso and herbs to taste. Makes in Boise. 10 servings. idahopower.com/paperless.