The Pacific Northwest will need a massive buildout of new energy infrastructure over the next six years to meet rising electricity demand, according to a draft regional power plan. Implementing the plan will cost the Pacific Northwest approximately $2.3 billion. And the rate of building will need to quicken to make it happen by 2032.
The international nuclear fuel manufacturer with a plant in Richland has inked yet another deal that could further solidify its importance in a nascent nuclear power industry.
Framatome’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility north of Richland has secured another federal approval allowing it to expand its range of fuels as it jockeys to be a major supplier for the next generation of nuclear power plants.
You may not be able to die of dysentery in a new video game recently developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, but its aquatic setting is no less perilous.
Klickitat County is covered by rolling hills of hay production, vineyards and grazing livestock. But the county, which is roughly the size of Delaware and has about 24,300 residents, is also an epicenter in the region’s battles over clean energy facilities and more recently, data centers.
Amazon will host a community open house for its proposed data center near the Tri-Cities at Wallula Gap for those interested in learning about the project.
The Yakama Nation has reached a settlement with the developers of a 1,300-acre solar energy project that tribal leaders said would encroach upon sites where the Yakamas traditionally gather food and medicine.
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are teaming up with one of Amazon’s companies to find artificial intelligence tools that can help make the electric grid more reliable and secure.
One of the state’s leading construction industry advocates is encouraging its members to weigh in on the good and the bad in the latest update of the state’s 2024 energy code before it’s adopted.
