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Demand Response Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting

December 19, 2016
Carol Winkel

Demand response resources are the least-cost solution for providing new peaking capacity and could save the region billions of dollars

Mussel Alert

December 16, 2016
John Harrison

Zebra and quagga mussel larvae discovered in several Montana water bodies in November prompted a defensive action to keep the damaging species from invading other Northwest water bodies. Federal money is on the way to help the fight.

Repeat Spawners

December 16, 2016
John Harrison

A proposed steelhead kelt production and 'reconditioning' facility at the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery in Idaho is intended to boost Snake River B-run steelhead, a threatened species, beyond the threshold for recovery.

Invasive Mussels Discovered in Montana, Governor Declares Statewide Natural Resource Emergency

December 05, 2016
Carol Winkel

Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order on November 30 declaring a statewide natural resource emergency for due to the detection invasive aquatic mussel larvae

Wind Generation Today and Where It May Be Heading

December 02, 2016
Gillian Charles

Modern-day wind turbines are becoming more efficient and productive. If technical advances continue and the cost of wind power declines, opportunities for new wind power development are significant.

Northwest Again Leads Nation in Energy Efficiency Investments

November 18, 2016
John Harrison

Northwest energy efficiency continues 30 years of improvements, saving consumers money and reducing carbon emissions because fewer new power plants had to be built

Moving Fish Over High Dams

November 16, 2016
John Harrison

In response to a strategy in the Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, a paper by the Council's staff reviews ways that fish are moved past tall or "high head" dams. The paper uses examples of fish passage at dams in the Northwest and elsewhere.

Megawatt? A Powerful Question.

October 20, 2016
John Ollis

What's a megawatt and what can it do? We explain.

Megawatt? A Powerful Question.

October 20, 2016
John Ollis

What's a megawatt and what can it do? We explain.

Fuel Of The Future?

October 18, 2016
John Harrison

Plant matter turned into a charcoal-like material can be pulverized and burned in a power plant like coal, increasing the use of renewable fuels to generate electricity. Meeting air quality standards, however, may be a challenge without additional pollution controls.

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Wind Generation Today and Where It May Be Heading

Northwest Again Leads Nation in Energy Efficiency Investments

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