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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 ....
Eastern Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse (R, WA-04) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) reintroduced the ‘ Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021,’ as announced on Tuesday morning. With bipartisan backing, this bill has the power to lower energy costs for Washington state’s consumers while generating an expected 1,000 jobs and reducing the state’s carbon footprint. “This legislation enhances our region’s hydropower capabilities while strengthening Washington’s leadership in our nation’s pathway to a clean energy future,” said Rep. Newhouse. “By streamlining the permitting process for pumped storage projects, we can encourage investment across the country. More immediately, this bill will pave the way for a pumped storage project right here in Central Washington that will create jobs, improve our storage capabilities, and increase our supply of clean, carbon-free energy.” ....
Last updated 3/4/2021 at 2:40pm An illustration shows the route of two penstocks from an intake facility behind North Dam under North Dam Park and the city of Grand Coulee in the distance and ending in Lake Roosevelt. - Courtesy of Columbia Basin Hydropower The Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project, which would bring an estimated 1,000-2,000 workers to the area during construction and add an extra 500 megawatts of hydropower electricity per hour, is still in the works, if a little Covid delayed. Secretary Manager Darvin Fales of Columbia Basin Hydropower spoke to The Star on the phone Tuesday, with an update on the project for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. ....