For decades, hydropower has been the region’s main source of affordable, reliable, carbon-free electricity. Electricity demand is dramatically growing from data centers, manufacturing, and electrifying vehicles, buildings, and other parts of our everyday lives. Meeting major increases in electric usage…

Grid reliability is a balancing act. A perfect harmony must be kept between the amount of energy we generate and the amount we consume at all times. If there’s too much energy on the grid or not enough, energy infrastructure…

Hydropower plays a crucial role in keeping energy rates affordable in the Northwest. Thanks to a steady supply of precipitation in our region, we have an excellent source of reliable energy from our dams. Additionally, these facilities were established decades…

Hydropower offers a multitude of benefits that are essential to our everyday lives. Primarily, it is touted for providing affordable, reliable, carbon-free energy. In the Northwest, around half of our energy capacity comes from dams. Hydropower’s reliable affordable electricity has…

While we love hydropower for its many benefits, there are some drawbacks as there are with all forms of energy generation. The construction of dams can disrupt ecosystems, impact fish migration, and change habitats in ways that impact native plants…

Ecosystem in the surrounding area. Scientific data demonstrates that hydropower and salmon continue to successfully co-exist in many of our rivers. Further, carbon-free hydroelectric energy has offset countless tons of air emissions and continues to be a climate change solution.…

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