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A Spanish energy conglomerate has made an all-cash offer for the parent company of New Mexico's largest electric utility.
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After a long discussion, the Columbia River Technical Management Team agreed Oct. 21 to begin augmenting Columbia River flows to ensure enough water on Nov. 1 for chum to spawn below Bonneville Dam. Read More
Plaintiffs in Northwest Environmental Defense Center et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et al. [18-437] are asking the Corps to complete a study on fish passage alternatives at Cougar Dam under a no-power scenario by December 2021 through a remedy proposal filed Oct. 9 in U.S. District C… Read More
The Oregon PUC on Oct. 19 approved annual rate changes for the state's three investor-owned natural gas utilities for purchased gas adjustments, which will be effective Nov. 1. Read More
Nearly a decade has passed since Chelan County PUD's hydroelectric facilities have had around 90 percent capability. The utility hopes to be back in that range by 2024, a goal it set in its proposed five-year strategic plan. Read More
The Centralia Coal Transition Grants program announced three awards totaling more than $385,000. Friday Harbor's $320,000 grant will support the 100 kW solar array installed in May at the town's wastewater treatment plant. The output is provided to Orcas Power and Light Cooperative through a… Read More
Five Northwest energy utility CEOs participated virtually in a panel at the 2020 CUB Policy Conference on Oct. 16, and their wide-ranging conversation covered an array of topics, including decarbonization, wildfires, low-income customers and diversity/equity. Read More
Western daytime power prices in the Oct. 15 through Oct. 22 trading period deflated from heat-prompted highs as temperatures, particularly in Southern California, returned to seasonal norms by Oct. 21. Read More
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A surprise drop in frequency and voltage on the Pacific DC Intertie on Sept. 6 may have caused a spike in blood pressure among grid operators, but fail-safe mechanisms on the California-Oregon Intertie kicked in and successfully protected the grid. Read More
Arch Coal announced Oct. 22 it plans to slash its mining operations in the Powder River Basin and look to sell some of its assets, dealing another potential economic blow to Wyoming coal country. Read More
Washington regulators want Puget Sound Energy to come back in the spring with a new all-resource generation request for proposals aimed at moving the utility toward complying with the state's clean energy mandates. Read More
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Montana residents delivered a clear message for regulators during two recent public listening sessions: Do not approve NorthWestern Energy's proposed purchase of 90 MW of Puget Sound Energy's share in Colstrip Unit 4. Read More
Adult Chinook salmon that arrive at Astoria, Ore., in early spring for the long migration up the Columbia River are twice as likely to succumb to the jaws of a California sea lion compared with those that arrive later, a new University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries study found. Read More
Eleven environmental and fishing groups filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue federal agencies over the Columbia River System Operations EIS, record of decision and BiOp. Read More
A Spanish energy conglomerate has made an all-cash offer for the parent company of New Mexico's largest electric utility. Read More
In his first interview with Clearing Up since being appointed BPA's interim CEO and administrator, John Hairston on Oct. 15 said it was "gratifying" and a "privilege" to have been asked by the U.S. Department of Energy to serve. Read More
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden reiterated their campaign stances on climate and energy in their final debate Oct. 22. Trump boasted of reductions in carbon dioxide emissions on his watch and defended his opposition to the Paris climate accord, while Biden argued t… Read More