April 27, 2006
News Release 06-08
Brad Peck, Corporate Communications
(509) 377-8247
RICHLAND, Wash. – Edward (Ted) Coates, Energy Northwest Executive Board Chair and retired utility executive has been appointed by the agency’s Board of Directors to serve a fourth consecutive term on the public power agency’s Executive Board. His new term will begin June 17, 2006 and end June 16, 2010.
A former director of Tacoma Public Utilities, Mr. Coates served on the Energy Northwest Board of Directors from 1986 to 1991. He was appointed to the Executive Board in July 1995 to fill an unexpired four-year term and was elected Executive Board Chairman in June 2003. He previously chaired the Operations and Construction Committee.
The Executive Board comprises 11 members, five of which are elected from the Board of Directors, and six outside members. Three of the six outside members are selected and appointed by the Board of Directors, and three are selected and appointed by the Governor of the State of Washington. Mr. Coates serves as one of the three outside members selected by the Board of Directors.
Energy Northwest Board of Directors President Ronald Hatfield expressed strong support for the Coates appointment. “I couldn’t be more pleased. I think Ted Coates has done a superb job, and I am delighted that he is willing to continue to serve on the Executive Board,” he said.
The Executive Board is the policy-making body for Energy Northwest, a joint operating agency comprising 19 public power member utilities from throughout the State
Energy Northwest owns and operates Columbia Generating Station (nuclear power plant), Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project, Nine Canyon Wind Project, and White Bluffs Solar Station. The joint operating agency also provides operations and maintenance services for other facilities.