Tag: Bonneville Power Administration

Lamb Weston received a $500,000 check from Umatilla Electric Cooperative Thursday, May 3, for completing one of the Northwest’s largest industrial energy savings projects...

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 3144, which would put a temporary “time-out” on further litigation against the federal hydrosystem...

The general manager and CEO of Umatilla Electric Cooperative told its members Saturday night that the benefits of hydropower are at risk by organized...

The Bonneville Power Administration said on Tuesday that it will follow the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that orders additional spill...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District on Wednesday awarded a $321.3 million contract to Alstom Renewable US LLC to design, manufacture...

On the heels of a favorable ruling from a federal agency, Umatilla Electric Cooperative is taking the steps necessary to provide transmission services to...

Umatilla Electric has completed work on its newest substation, located at the southeast corner of Northeast 10th Street and East Elm Avenue. Primary construction contractor...

A Canadian developer has proposed a 350-megawatt wind farm on 44,900 acres southeast of Echo. In its application for state approval, Capital Power of Edmonton...

Pacific Northwest members of Congress have voiced their opposition to a proposal in the President’s budget to sell off the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA)...

More than 2,300 people attended a series of public meetings and webinars provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and...

Northeast Oregon residents will receive several chances to share their opinions in person on the future operation of 14 federal hydropower projects in the...

The Hermiston City Council on Monday approved adjustments on electric rates for all classes of service that will become effective on bills calculated after...

A year ago, the Hermiston City Council voted to raise the rates of Hermiston Energy Services (HES) customers by 11 percent with another 9.5...

To the untrained eye, it’s a box of copper planks. But these wands, called stator bars, are where the magic happens in hydroelectric generation. Kathy Spillane...

Lawrence G. “Larry” Tucker of Umatilla died on April 1, 2015 in Hermiston at the age of 79. He was born on May 27, 1935...

Rate Increase Takes Effect in May For the past several years, Hermiston Energy Services (HES) has been dipping into its reserves rather than raise its...

The public is invited to attend a community meeting at 6 p.m. tonight to learn more about proposed changes to Hermiston Energy Services (HES)...

Electricity isn’t the only form of energy that a federal dam is capable of reliably producing – there’s also curiosity, wonder and respect. That energy...

The U.S. Entity on Friday sent a final regional recommendation concerning the future of the Columbia River Treaty to the U.S. Department of State....

The Bonneville Power Administration has announced plans to build a new Morrow Flat substation about a mile and a half east of Boardman. According to...