Idaho community and state agencies reducing energy use during heatwave With guidance from Idaho Power, the Idaho State Government has implemented ways to support the energy conservation efforts this week. Author: Tristan Lewis Updated: 10:10 PM MDT June 29, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — With record-breaking temperatures arriving in the west this week, people around Idaho are looking for ways to stay cool. "Cold very, very cold," Annaliese Lewman described how the Boise River water felt Tuesday. "It feels refreshing," added Amelia Lewman. Combating this week's heatwave is something a lot of people in the Treasure Valley are focused on. "The last week we've had a busy week actually," Ryan Lewman said. "We've been up to McCall, we did some jetskiing and some cooling in Lake Payette and we went to Eagle Island State Park and we've been up to Bogus Basin."