Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
Energy Northwest welcomes new member, re-appoints Morrison
Energy Northwest, based in Richland, Wash., now has 25 member utilities. The agency's board of directors approved a membership application from the Jefferson County Public Utility District in April. The new member raises the agency's membership to the highest number in its 51-year history. Energy Northwest was formed as a Washington State Joint Operating Agency in 1957 to provide low-cost power for its publicly owned utility members by aggregating needs and building power generation facilities to meet those needs. The agency produces power "at-cost" for its members and owns and operates Columbia Generating Station, Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project, White Bluffs Solar Station and Nine Canyon Wind Project. Additionally, Energy Northwest's Executive Board re-appointed former U.S. Representative Sid Morrison to a third term on the five-member panel. The new term will run for four years.
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