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Key Resources and Tools to Support Adoption of Energy & Natural Resources Career Cluster
The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) has launched resources and tools for educators, industry leaders, and policymakers aimed at preparing the next generation for evolving high-demand energy and natural resources careers. CEWD includes ready-to-use...
Let’s Celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day!
Today is National Lineman Appreciation Day. The day honors and appreciates the hard-working men and women who work around the clock, in all kinds of weather, to keep our lights on. These skilled line workers often work in dangerous and demanding conditions to ensure...
FusionWERX Aims to Break Ground in Eastern Washington
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and U.S. Sen Ron Wyden, D-Ore., view a replica of an Avalanche Energy fusion device at the Pacific Northwest Energy Summit in July 2024. (Avalanche Photo) Avalanche, a Seattle startup, is planning to open a first-of-its-kind facility...
WA Commerce Invests Over $23 Million to Increase Grid Reliability
The Washington State Department of Commerce announced last week that $23 million in funding is being awarded to 18 projects across the state. The projects are aimed at making our electrical grid stronger, more reliable, and better prepared for challenges brought by...
Snohomish PUD Recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)
Snohomish PUD recently announced that they have been recognized as a Platinum Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) by the American Public Power Association (APPA) for providing reliable and safe electric service to customers. The honor of the award is given to...
Self-Charging Drones Win 2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge at UW
University of Washington students with the startup Voltair won the top prize at the UW’s 17th annual Environmental Innovation Challenge. (UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Photo / Paul Gibson) This year’s Environmental Innovation Challenge at the University of...
New Wave of Smaller, Cheaper Nuclear Reactors
The AP300 Small Modular Reactor (Photo: Business Wire) With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon, U.S. states are vying to position themselves to build and supply the industry’s next generation as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and...
PGE Upgrades Hydropower Facility, Leads to Record High Energy Generation
Faraday Powerhouse, PGE photo Five years ago, Portland General Electric began investing in the Faraday Powerhouse, part of the West Side Hydropower project. Now, PGE is celebrating a five-year high in emissions-free power generated from its Clackamas River facilities....
TerraPower Building Next-Gen Nuclear Plant in Wyoming
TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque, right, spoke with Joe Fain, president and CEO of the Bellevue Chamber, at a luncheon event hosted by the chamber. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Late last week, the Bellevue Chamber hosted a luncheon and fireside chat with TerraPower,...
Dept. of Commerce Awards Building Owners $55.5 Million For CBPS
Photo by Joshi Prateek, NREL 84326 The Washington state Department of Commerce recently awarded seventy building owners across Washington with $45 million in Clean Buildings Performance Grant funding. The funds, awarded to both private and public entities, will use...