Portland General Electric announced Sept. 2 that it no longer has net market exposure from energy trades and that its total third-quarter losses from energy trading will be $128 million, it said in a statement. Read More
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- Citing Lower Load Forecast, PSE Says It Might Scrap Two RFPs
- Montana PSC Asks State High Court to Review Landmark QF Ruling
- Upriver Steelhead Get Critical Cold Water Protection From Oregon
- COVID-19 Delays Northern Pike Suppression on Upper Columbia
- California Zero-Carbon Plan Calls for Record Solar, Battery Expansion
Energy Northwest is operating its 1,207 MW Columbia Generating Station under a "no touch" protocol limiting maintenance activity that would require reducing power or that poses a risk to sustaining 100 percent generation. Read More
The Montana PSC has removed a hold it placed on NorthWestern Energy's application to buy part of Puget Sound Energy's share of Colstrip Unit 4. Read More
A work group established by the Pacific Fishery Management Council to assess the impact of ocean fishing on endangered southern resident killer whales has completed recommendations and a range of management alternatives. Read More
Three Native American tribes and two environmental groups are asking a federal judge in California to prevent the U.S. EPA from applying new rules that limit the authority of states and tribes to issue water quality certifications under the Clean Water Act. Read More
A fast-moving wildfire threatening the power supply to Dworshak Dam prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop alternative plans to prevent water in the Lower Granite Dam fish trap from getting too warm in the event of a power outage. The alternative plans involved spilling extra c… Read More
Okanogan PUD commissioners on Aug. 24 opted to not reinstate a 2 percent rate increase approved in March, citing financial impacts to customers due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
The Northwest Public Power Association is awarding Oregon Rep. Greg Walden the Homer T. Bone Award, recognizing Walden's "strong support over many years on a wide variety of issues important to consumer-owned electric utilities," said NWPPA Executive Director Scott Corwin in a statement. Und… Read More
While some say the August blackouts in California were due to problems stemming from the state's renewable energy policies, one theory attributes it to insufficient planning-reserve margin and overvaluing some resources for reliability, coupled with inadequate capacity on the system. Another… Read More
It could be expected that record heat forecast through Sept. 7 across the West would give regional prices a uniform boost in anticipation of higher demand, but that scenario hadn't played out as of Sept. 4. Read More
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A lower 20-year load forecast has Puget Sound Energy considering scrapping two solicitations for new resources. Read More
California's electricity-generation future includes adding record amounts of solar generation and battery storage each year over the next 25 years, while keeping the majority of natural gas generation resources in use through 2045, state agencies said. Read More
The Montana PSC plans to challenge several parts of the state Supreme Court's Aug. 24 ruling that the commission and NorthWestern Energy discriminated against small QF projects. Read More
Adult summer steelhead, which sometimes hole up in the lower Columbia River's cold spots for months before continuing their migration to upper reaches of the Snake and Columbia rivers, will now have some protection from fishing in Oregon waters when their numbers are low. Read More
Efforts in the upper Columbia River to eradicate northern pike and prevent the voracious predator from spreading downstream were set back this year, after fishing crews that set out nets to catch adults before and during spawning season were kept home by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
The proposed Jordan Cove natural gas liquefaction and export terminal is among more than two dozen energy-related projects and federal management plans targeted for accelerated environmental review in an Interior Department list made public Sept. 2. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Ag… Read More