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Catch up on latest developments with the Council’s next 20-year power plan for the Pacific Northwest

November 25, 2025
Peter Jensen

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2025 has been a busy year for the Council and the Power Division staff as they develop a new 20-year plan for the Pacific Northwest’s electricity grid, which is called the Ninth Power Plan. With the end of the year fast approaching – and some critical analytical milestones and decision-making points looming early in 2026 – check out this recap of the Council’s work on the Ninth Plan so far, and a timeline for what’s going to happen next.

Hybrid Hydropower Storage Could Improve Response, Stability, and Unit Life

October 25, 2022
Deston Nokes

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An effort is underway to explore adding fast-acting energy storage into traditional hydroelectric units to improve response and stability, and to increase operational flexibility, particularly when integrating renewable power.

Climate Change Impacts Will Affect Timing, Volume of River Flows And Hydropower, Study Asserts

November 26, 2018

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Warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers seem likely to be the new normal as the result of climate change, and dam operators need to be ready.

Climate Change Challenge In The Columbia River Basin: Managing Water For Hydropower and Fish Migration

November 20, 2018

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If the effects of global climate change play out as expected in the Pacific Northwest, the changing water supply will challenge dam operators to provide reliable hydropower while protecting fish.

Small Hydro Plants Boost Snohomish PUD's Energy Supply

October 12, 2018
John Harrison

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Two new small hydropower plants located on creeks above Snoqualmie Falls will will provide power during the high-demand winter months and add carbon-free electricity to the power supply of the Snohomish County Public Utility District.

Council supports DOE selecting a pumped storage site in the Northwest for study

June 27, 2018

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Understanding the potential revenue streams from a specific pumped-storage hydropower project within the region would go a long way toward making pumped-storage a competitive option for future consideration and development.

Snowpack bodes well, for some

May 09, 2018
John Harrison

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Snowpack is good for hydropower this year, but some areas are flooding

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