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Fish And Wildlife Project Cost Savings

January 18, 2017
John Harrison

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Cost savings in existing fish and wildlife projects could be shifted to higher-priority projects including scientific research, habitat evaluations, and projects addressing sturgeon and lamprey without adding money to the program.

Flat Loads

December 20, 2016
John Harrison

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For Northwest utilities, income from power sales and the rates charged per kilowatt-hour grew by more than 3 percent per year over the last 10 years, but customer bills grew just 1 percent per year thanks largely to warm weather and energy efficiency, both of which reduce demand for power.

Mussel Alert

December 16, 2016
John Harrison

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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

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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.

Northwest Again Leads Nation in Energy Efficiency Investments

November 18, 2016
John Harrison

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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

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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.

Fuel Of The Future?

October 18, 2016
John Harrison

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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.

Storable Power

October 17, 2016
John Harrison

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Energy storage technologies that hold power and release it when needed can make renewable generation more valuable.

Council Names Ben Kujala Director of Power Planning

October 12, 2016
John Harrison

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The Northwest Power and Conservation Council this week named Ben Kujala Director of Power Planning. Kujala has been acting director since April. He replaces Tom Eckman, who retired in July.Kujala joined the Council staff in 2013 as a Senior Analyst.

The Blob Is Back

October 11, 2016
John Harrison

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Scientists are working to understand how The Blob — unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean — is affecting species at virtually every level of the food chain, including Columbia River salmon.

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