Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Seattle Times Oregon, California, the federal government and others have agreed to go forward with a plan to remove four hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest without approval from a reluctant Congress,…
With “boomers” retiring at a very fast pace, quality wage employment jobs in new and traditional sectors of the energy world are booming. The diversity of opportunity is extraordinary: linemen, natural resource managers, engineers, customer service representatives, plant…
By Dan Elliott, Associated Press Seattle Times Climate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, hurting food production, the environment and electrical generation at dams, the federal government warned Tuesday. Read…
By Todd Griset JDSUPRA Business Advisor U.S. hydropower regulators have accepted a Washington public utility district’s application to surrender its license for an unconstructed tidal power project. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington was the…
By Tammy Ayer Yakima Herald Pacific lamprey, an ancient native fish with notable cultural and ecological significance, have returned to the White Salmon River above the former site of Condit Dam. The fact that the lamprey have been…
By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Spokesman Review The electricity needs of Northwest states can be met in the next 20 years mostly through conservation efforts, with little need to construct new power plants, the Northwest Power and…
By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times The Elwha watershed is booming with new life, after the world’s largest dam removal. The first concrete went flying in September 2011, and Elwha Dam was out the following March. Glines Canyon…
The Hydro Research Foundation is leading the Research Awards Program designed to stimulate new student research and academic interest in conventional or pumped storage hydropower. The awards are made possible by a grant from the Energy Efficiency and…
Grant PUD’s new visitor center, The Power of the Columbia River, opened December 1st. Located adjacent to Wanapum Dam, about seven miles south of the Vantage Bridge, The Power of the Columbia River provides an opportunity for visitors…
By George Plaven Seattle Times PENDLETON, Ore. — The Columbia Basin’s 2015 salmon season is the second-strongest year since the federal dams were built nearly 80 years ago. A record number of fall chinook salmon returned up the…