BPA issued a final Record of Decision June 29 to suspend its financial reserves policy surcharge on power rates through September 2021, in response to financial impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BPA has curtailed wind and requested economic dispatch of the 1,207 MW Columbia Generating Station to cope with an oversupply of hydropower. Read More
A new device that helps remove debris blockages gathering in the juvenile bypass system at Little Goose Dam was put to use this spring, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read More
An Invenergy subsidiary has proposed building a solar photovoltaic array in a northern part of unincorporated Lake County, Ore., with up to 400 MW of generating capacity, and a battery-based energy storage device. Read More
The City Council of Portland on June 30 unanimously approved a resolution declaring a "climate emergency," and set several commitments aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and achieving by 2030 at least a 50-percent reduction in carbon emissions below 1990 levels. Read More
A joint project by PacifiCorp and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to preserve 5,652 acres of elk habitat in the Lewis River basin in southwest Washington is now complete, with the recent purchase of 640 acres. Read More
The Western EIM Governing Body on June 30 elected longtime former Northwest energy executives John Prescott and Anita Decker to serve as chair and vice chair, respectively, for the next year. Prescott takes over from Carl Linvill, who was appointed to the governing body in July 2016. Prescot… Read More
Chinook salmon are king in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes to competing in the ocean, they're losing out to the smallest of Pacific salmon—pinks. In mid-June, the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission announced salmon catches from 2019, and the winners are clearly Russia and Alas… Read More
Warm weather across the United States during the first half of July could translate into greater demand and a boost to natural gas markets, but the specter of COVID-19 looms. Read More
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The Northwest could have a fully implemented resource adequacy standard as early as 2024, if everything goes according to plan. Read More
The cost of monitoring, analyzing and reporting that would be required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency for eight dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers would create significant financial impact to BPA and the re… Read More
BPA issued a final Record of Decision June 29 to suspend its financial reserves policy surcharge on power rates through September 2021, in response to financial impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
A cool, wet June has left the Northwest snowpack largely intact, while keeping water flow high. The result has been large amounts of spill, negative Mid-C prices during light load hours and curtailment of renewable resources. Read More
The House passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill on July 1 that would authorize $70 billion for grid improvements and extend tax credits for renewable resources and energy efficiency. Meanwhile, a House committee released a framework for a sweeping climate package that sets a marker for … Read More
