Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
In 2005, Okanogan PUD began to investigate the possibility of reintroducing hydropower generation to Enloe Dam. After 13 years of consideration, the PUD board chose not to pursue this option. With fully loaded construction, management and permitting costs…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) is proud to be the Official Education Partner of HydroVision International 2018. Over 3,000 hydro professionals will be gathering at HydroVision in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 26-28. Register now…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education is proud to be the Official Education Partner of HydroVision International 2018. Click here for conference information. Please join us and over 3,000 attendees in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 26—28….
In baseball, a double-play means two outs are made at one time. But in hydropower, a double play can mean two partners are simply “outstanding.” FWEE and Chelan County PUD received the 2017 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters…
Calling all high school students: Spring break is the time to apply for our one-week summer academy. Click here to learn more and apply for the Hydropower and STEM Academy this summer at Chelan PUD’s Rocky Reach Dam…
The “silver tsunami of hydropower retirement is here,” said Debbie Gallaher with Chelan PUD. “Nationally, one-third of utility employees will retire in the next 10 years.” Hydropower generators in rural areas are being particularly hard hit. Millennials finishing…
by K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World Aug. 23, 2016 BRIDGEPORT — Shell Energy officials are in Bridgeport this week pitching a project to generate power from the Columbia River, without building a dam. The proposed Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project…
By Herman K. Trabish Utility Dive U.S. hydroelectric power, the nation’s oldest and biggest renewable, could see striking growth through 2050 – if developers work around its potential harms to river ecosystems and take advantage of expected growth…
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a far ranging evaluation of the future of hydropower in the United States. The backdrop of the report is continued national desires for low-cost, low-carbon, renewable energy. The report finds that…
By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis Washington Post Long before wind and solar, water was the nation’s top renewable energy source. Going back some 100 years, the United States built enormous dams — like the Depression-era Hoover Dam…