Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
By HydroWorld.com/Hydro Review WASHINGTON, D.C. (PennWell) — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Montana state Supreme Court decision that would have required energy provider PPL Montana to pay US$41 million in back rent for the use of…
By K.C. Mehaffey The Wenatchee World WENATCHEE — Several January storms that dumped snow in the mountains above North Central Washington helped bring the region back to a near-average snowpack, after a December with only half of the…
By BPA News Release Portland, Ore. – The Bonneville Power Administration today proposed compensating wind energy producers within its section of the grid for periodically reducing their output when necessary to keep the electricity supply from exceeding demand…
By Ted Sickinger The Oregonian A thin snowpack and predictions of low runoff this summer have the Bonneville Power Administration forecasting a financial loss for the year, and Northwest water watchers hoping for more snowy weather before the…
By Annette Cary Tri-City Herald Army Corps officials have identified the source of leaks in Ice Harbor Dam equipment after an oily sheen was seen on water below the Snake River dam. As much as 1,680 gallons of…
By Gordon Oliver The Columbian While others have turned to wind, waves and sun rays for new sources of power, Hydrovolts is going with the flow of hydropower. The Seattle-based startup sees vast potential for power and profits…
By Diane Dietz The Register-Guard For the Emerald Public Utility District, the New Year has brought the end of a dam story. A Toronto-based company finally had its U.S. subsidiary, Symbiotics, pay the utility $664,000 — plus interest…
By K.C. Mehaffey The Wenatchee World OROVILLE — An Okanogan County PUD proposal to relicense Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River near Oroville doesn’t make economic sense, four environmental groups contend. The PUD has been working for seven…
By Jordan Schrader The News Tribune Power companies this month are facing mandates voters imposed in 2006 to either produce green energy or buy credits from those who do. Utilities complain that Initiative 937 requires them to buy…
By World Watch Institute Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427…