PUD: $45 million to fix units at Rocky Reach Dam
By Christine Pratt Wenatchee World Commissioners agreed to skip bidding process and award contract. Read more
Northwest Hydropower News
Long Lake Dam pays dividends to boaters, campers, wildlife
By Rick Landers The Spokesman-Review The 10 boat-in campsites completed this month at Lake Spokane are the most recent recreational benefits generated by the largest of six hydropower projects on the Spokane River. Read more
EWEB could pull plug on Trail Bridge hydro plant
By Ken Engelman Mckenzie River Reflections MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Changes in the power market will likely impact plans for major upgrades at the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s Trail Bridge Dam. As part of an ongoing process to renew a…
BOR and PacifiCorp agree to reservoir drawdown proposal
By Wire Report Herald and News The Bureau of Reclamation and PacifiCorp have announced that, due to the drought conditions being experienced in the Klamath Basin, PacifiCorp has agreed to a proposal which will allow flexibility in managing…
Corps agrees to monitor dam pollution
By Nigel Duara, Associated Press The Columbian For the first time in its history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have to disclose the amount of pollutants its dams are sending into waterways in a groundbreaking legal…
Dilemma: Kill birds to save fish?
By Wire Report The Spokesman Review Dredging decades ago to aid Columbia River shippers also helped seabirds known as double-crested cormorants by creating a flat, sandy island ideal for nesting and feeding on young salmon and steelhead headed…
Bonneville Dam sockeye salmon run notches record
By: Mike Prager The Spokesman-Review The growing abundance of sockeye salmon on the Columbia River reached a new milestone this week with passage of another record run at Bonneville Dam. It is the third record-breaking run in the past…
As dams fall, Elwha River makes stunning recovery
By: Phuong Le The Spokesman-Review The final chunks of concrete are expected to fall this September in the nation’s largest dam-removal project, but nature already is reclaiming the Elwha River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. So much sediment, once trapped…
Yahoo Data Center plans growth in Grant County
By Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review When the World Cup started last month, the little blue lights on thousands of racks inside Yahoo’s Quincy data center began flickering faster than usual. Millions of people on phones, tablets and computers…
What can the Northwest do best in clean energy?
By: Benjamin Romano Xconomy The Pacific Northwest has a burgeoning clean energy industry, underpinned by strong public research institutions, active angel investors, and an environmental ethos that’s part of the culture. But leaders in the field argue that…