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Federal agencies consider additional Columbia River environmental guidelines amid political uncertainty

November 21, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

A trio of federal agencies are considering whether to pursue additional environmental guidelines for the Columbia River. Read story

Electricity equilibrium? Finding power for the Pacific Northwest in the future ‘will be a significant challenge’

October 26, 2024, 6:14am Business Subscriber Exclusive

From their control center at the Ross Complex in Vancouver, Bonneville Power Administration dispatchers manage the region’s electricity supply and demand in real time. Read story

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

Federal study finds climate change will boost Pacific Northwest hydropower

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

September 16, 2024, 11:41am Clark County News

Climate change will cause existing hydroelectric dams to generate more power in the Pacific Northwest and around the lower 48 states in the coming decades. That’s according to projections from an August study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Read story

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington’s power grid — especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region — can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

For big businesses, tapping into grid in Clark County is tough

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington’s power grid — especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region — can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

September 16, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Large, energy-intensive businesses like data centers are driving demand for electricity across the Northwest. Read story

Park Ranger Meg Sleeper l ooks at the Bonneville Dam spillway Thursday.

Hydroelectric power critical to the NW but dams continue to harm fish and Native nations along the Columbia River

Park Ranger Meg Sleeper l ooks at the Bonneville Dam spillway Thursday.

August 23, 2024, 10:58am Business

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the role of hydroelectric power in the region’s renewable energy push during a Thursday media tour of Bonneville Dam. Read story

The spillway at Lower Monumental Dam in Washington on the Snake River.

Power generated from Northwest dams fell last year to lowest level in two decades

The spillway at Lower Monumental Dam in Washington on the Snake River.

April 3, 2024, 3:12pm Business Free

Hydropower generated for electricity from Oregon and Washington dams fell to historically low levels last year, and experts expect it could drop further by year’s end. Read story

Bonneville Power Administration's Steven Laslo, right, talks about the building's "fishbowl," an insider term describing a glass-enclosed testing area packed with equipment. BPA commemorated its new Technical Services Building at its Ross Complex in Vancouver.

Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex celebrates new addition

Bonneville Power Administration's Steven Laslo, right, talks about the building's "fishbowl," an insider term describing a glass-enclosed testing area packed with equipment. BPA commemorated its new Technical Services Building at its Ross Complex in Vancouver.

July 12, 2023, 6:32pm Business

The Bonneville Power Administration commemorated the opening of its new Technical Services Building, the first complete project outlined in its vision for the Ross Complex’s future. Read story

Workers install a new insulator to a Washougal transmission tower. Damaged equipment is susceptible to sparking, and faults along lines can cause a hot electrical arc.

Bonneville Power Administration employs helicopters, more as it tends power lines in effort to prevent wildfires

Workers install a new insulator to a Washougal transmission tower. Damaged equipment is susceptible to sparking, and faults along lines can cause a hot electrical arc.

June 15, 2023, 6:09am Business

In the late spring heat, Bonneville Power Administration maintenance crews balanced on transmission towers in Washougal’s forested hills, waiting for a helicopter to hand off tools. Read story

Bonneville Power Administration electrician foreman Steve Hood holds a flaming pillar of methane gas in his hand as part of a demonstration about chemical mixtures Thursday during Take Your Child To Work Day at Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in Vancouver.

Tour at Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex sparks kids’ imaginations

Bonneville Power Administration electrician foreman Steve Hood holds a flaming pillar of methane gas in his hand as part of a demonstration about chemical mixtures Thursday during Take Your Child To Work Day at Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in Vancouver.

April 27, 2023, 5:27pm Business

Twenty years ago, an 8-year-old Zoe Wellschlager visited her father, John, at his job at the Bonneville Power Administration headquarters in Portland for Take Your Child to Work Day. Read story

The Columbia River slices between Oregon and Washington.

Fortune of Port of Vancouver, others depends on Columbia River’s flow

The Columbia River slices between Oregon and Washington.

April 5, 2023, 6:02am Business

There are many entities relying on the Columbia River. Some need it for life, others for transport. All are competing and working in conjunction to have their needs met. Read story