Spokane, Wash, Avista and Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBHP) finalized a contract recently for renewable hydropower from hydroelectric facilities owned by the three Columbia Basin Irrigation Districts. The contract increases Avista’s carbon-free resources in its energy portfolio, helping achieve the company’s clean electricity goals and supporting Washington state’s adoption of the Clean Energy Transformation Act that increases utilities’ supply of clean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved H.R. 2641, the Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021: “This is a huge step forward in enhancing Central Washington’s hydropower capabilities, creating jobs, and encouraging investment in clean