A protracted-simmering dispute within the Pacific Northwest over the administration of the Lower Snake River dams burst onto the headlines late final yr with the information of a backroom deal between the Biden administration and the plaintiffs in a lawsuit towards the Bonneville Power Administration and different authorities companies that handle the dams.
The deal, which has now develop into a proper memorandum of understanding between the events, was accomplished with out the enter of key pursuits, together with the irrigation, transport and energy industries, and has raised fears about the potential for breaching the dams and compromising the availability of dependable, carbon-free electrical energy at a time when demand within the area is ready to skyrocket.
To focus on the historical past and on-the-ground impression of this main growth, we’ll discuss with Louis Finkel, NRECA’s senior vice chairman for Government Relations, and Bryan Case, CEO of Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative in Idaho.
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