Salmon runs on the verge of extinction, more winter flooding and lower summer flows, and a shift from cold-water habitats perfect for resident trout to warmer streams where walleye, bass and other nonresident species are more likely to thrive.
Energy Northwest has begun the countdown to its 25th refueling outage for the 1,207 MW Columbia Generating Station, set to begin May 8. Read More
This year's Columbia River smelt run—estimated at 10.1 million pounds—appears to be the highest since 2015, which was the last of three good years before the run plummeted to less than 1 million pounds in 2018. Read More
Construction is almost finished on Seattle City Light's microgrid test bed. Read More
After nearly two years on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Bo Downen attended his last Council meeting April 7. Read More
British Columbia is becoming one of the strongest growth regions in North America when it comes to the switch to electric vehicles, says a report released by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. Read More
FERC is requiring Idaho Power to amend its license for the Hells Canyon Complex [P-1971] to include the Oxbow Fish Hatchery as a project feature. The request came in a March 29 letter from FERC staff. Idaho Power spokesman Brad Bowlin said that the company is still evaluating how best to res… Read More
An energy calamity of the sort experienced by Texas in mid-February could occur in the Northwest, but sources and research suggest our region has a number of preventive advantages and tools. This is the third and final column exploring the Texas breakdown and potential lessons and takeaways … Read More
Less than a week remains before an online panel discussion on the important topic of regional grid resilience. Read More
Maintenance issues contributed to a divergence in Western energy prices this week. Read More
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The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (better known as the Northwest Power Act) turned 40 years old in December. Read more
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Avista says its just-filed 2021 integrated resource plan will meet customer needs through 2025 using owned and contracted generation, together with conservation and market purchases, but foresees the use of natural gas-fired peakers in the longer term. Read More
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a 45-member wholesale cooperative based in Colorado and serving electric distribution co-ops in four states, says 100 percent of its member load will be served by entities involved in either an energy imbalance market or a regional transmiss… Read More
Puget Sound Energy has reached a settlement with Washington UTC staff and other intervenors in the utility's rate case that would raise rates by $65.3 million or 2.9 percent. Read More
Salmon runs on the verge of extinction, more winter flooding and lower summer flows, and a shift from cold-water habitats perfect for resident trout to warmer streams where walleye, bass and other nonresident species are more likely to thrive. Read More
With an estimated price tag of $20 million, Seattle City Light on April 7 significantly expanded its study plans proposed to FERC for relicensing its Skagit River Hydroelectric Project [P-553]. Read More
BPA will conduct a public meeting April 14 to discuss a wide-ranging call by customers to engage in a settlement of its BP-22 power and transmission rate case on a comprehensive basis. Read More
Gov. Jay Inslee's climate bills swept the Washington Senate in the evening hours of April 8, with the approval by the slimmest of margins of the "cap-and-invest" Climate Commitment Act, Senate Bill 5126, and then the passage of a low-carbon fuel standard, House Bill 1091}. Read More
President Joe Biden proposed spending increases of more than $14 billion for climate change projects in a $1.52 trillion fiscal 2022 discretionary budget request he sent to Congress on April 9. Meanwhile, Biden on April 7 said he is open to compromises on his $2 trillion-plus infrastructure … Read More
