Idaho is flush with clean, renewable energy resource potential, including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and biomass. Additionally, clean energy development is one of the fastest-growing, most innovative sectors of our nation's economy.

Momentum is moving towards clean energy. In 2019, Idaho Power, our states largest utility, committed to 100% clean electricity by 2045. Soon after, the City of Boise committed to 100% community-wide clean electricity by 2035, the first goal of its kind in Idaho. We saw additional commitments from Avista Utilities, Idaho Falls, Ada County, and Pocatello. These decisions are huge and have changed the scope of what is possible, not only in Idaho but nationwide.

That is only the beginning. As a state, we have to transition to 100% clean energy - not just electricity, but transportation, heating, and cooling - by or before 2050 to protect our communities and environment from pollution, ensure that Idaho's economy remains resilient, and attract high-paying, steady jobs to our communities.

Unfortunately, almost three-quarters of the energy consumed in Idaho comes from out of state due to regulatory barriers and lack of political will for clean, in-state sources. As clean energy costs fall and public approval increases, the greatest block to widespread implementation of clean energy is no longer technological or economic, but institutional.

Idaho needs state and local policies that fully utilize our abundant clean and local resources and give Idahoans the ability to power their homes with clean, local energy and fuel their vehicles with wind and solar power.

Petition Pledge:

From house and home to transportation options, I believe every community deserves to be powered by 100% clean, affordable energy. The transition has to happen by or before 2050. By signing this petition, I urge state and local government to commit Idaho to a 100% clean energy future that brings family-wage jobs, grows the economy, and creates resiliency and energy security, while protecting the land and values we cherish for future generations.