The Center for the American Experiment says in its report, Shattered Green Dreams, that it found numerous issues with green power that are ignored in policy discussions.
Fuentes, who previously held the role on an interim basis, is the first person of Hispanic heritage to take on the role of general manager/CEO at the utility.
It was not clear how long the nuclear power plant would be disconnected, with the energy cooperative citing “market sensitivities” in a release, adding that it would be a brief interruption.
The refueling is scheduled every two years. Energy Northwest also coordinates with Bonneville Power Administration to have the shutdown coincide when snowmelt runoff and hydroelectric power generation are at their highest levels.
A year after requesting documents on plans to lease 19,000 acres of the Hanford site for clean energy development, a conservation group is asking a federal judge to force the U.S. Department of Energy to respond.
President Donald Trump is directing federal agencies to withdraw from a settlement with tribes and the states of Washington and Oregon that could have led to the breaching of the Snake River dams.
Local leaders in the nuclear industry are applauding the U.S. Department of Energy’s recent commitment to provide the fuel needed for the next-generation of nuclear reactors to five U.S. developers working to bring that technology to the market.
The Richland-based lab has entered into an agreement with Ampcera to further develop technology that improves lithium battery performance, according to a release. Researchers say the new technology also has the potential of lowering battery manufacturing costs.
The BPA project would install a 500-kilovolt substation and new 115-kilovolt transmission line as part of four projects aimed at reinforcing the region’s transmission infrastructure.
