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June 19, 2021 at 1:58 am

Northwest Nuclear Plant Refueled, Tuned Up, Back Online

Operators at Columbia Generating Station reconnected the nuclear power plant to the Northwest power grid today at 12:25 a.m. following its 25th refueling, and just in time to meet the summer's higher demand for electricity.

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June 16, 2021 at 1:53 am

Energy Northwest Board Names Grover Hettel as Interim CEO

Energy Northwest's executive board today named Grover Hettel as the agency's interim chief executive officer.

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May 17, 2021 at 1:50 am

Members, Officers Elected to Nuclear Energy Participant Board

Columbia Generating Station stakeholders, representing 92 utilities in 6 states, elected member utilities and individual officers to the nuclear power plant’s participants review board ​during their public meeting on May 13.

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May 8, 2021 at 1:45 am

Columbia Generating Station Begins 25th Refueling

Early this morning, Energy Northwest operators disconnected Columbia Generating Station from the Northwest power grid to begin its 25th refueling outage.

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April 22, 2021 at 1:39 am

Governing Board Elects New Director; Longtime Chair To Retire in June

The Energy Northwest Board of Directors elected a new member to the agency’s executive board during its regular meeting Wednesday.

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April 1, 2021 at 1:00 am

Energy Northwest, Grant County PUD & X-Energy Announce TRi Energy Partnership

Today, Energy Northwest, Grant County Public Utility District, and X-energy, LLC signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a mutual partnership to support the development and commercial demonstration of the country’s first advanced nuclear reactor.

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March 24, 2021 at 12:57 am

Energy Northwest Receives National Award for Outstanding Safety Practices

Energy Northwest earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020.

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March 18, 2021 at 12:51 am

Elementary Students Help With Spring Cleaning for the Birds

For the past 5 years, Energy Northwest employees have been playing housekeeper for migratory owls that make their home in the shrub-steppe grassland surrounding the Pacific Northwest’s only nuclear power plant.

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February 24, 2021 at 12:46 am

Energy Northwest Employees Raise $83,000 for United Way

A global pandemic and limited ability to hold in-person fundraising events didn’t put a damper on the spirits of Energy Northwest employees raising funds for the United Way of Benton and Franklin counties.

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February 3, 2021 at 12:19 am

Energy Northwest Board of Directors Officer Elections

The Energy Northwest Board of Directors elected officers at its virtual meeting on January 27. The officers each serve a 2-year term.