Tag: Kurt Miller
UEC’s CEO Honored with Excellence in Engineering Or Operations Award
Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) announced today that General Manager and CEO
Robert Echenrode has been honored with the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) Excellence in Engineering...
Murray-Inslee Report Confirms Importance of Hydroelectricity
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee today released their final “Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report” which reaches the conclusion...
NWRP Issue Statement on Draft Report on Dam Breaching
Northwest RiverPartners has issued a statement on a released draft report on breaching the the four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River. The draft...
Public Power/Farmers Roll Out Campaign to Protect Clean Energy
This week Northwest RiverPartners, representing not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities throughout the Northwest, launched an advertising campaign to support protecting the clean energy produced by...
Survey: PNW Residents Support Lower Snake River Dams, Hydropower
Amid the regional debate over hydropower, new survey data shows strong majorities of Pacific Northwest residents support hydropower and the carbon-free energy provided by the lower Snake...
River Stakeholders Remain Vigilant in Fight to Protect Dams, Economy
NorthwestRiver Partners and regional stakeholders expressed satisfaction today with a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) released Friday that did not recommend the breaching of...
Northwest RiverPartners Issues Warning on Impact of Dam Removal
Northwest RiverPartners, a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that advocates for carbon-free hydropower, issued a warning about the dire impact that dam removal and the associated...