Avista awarded more than $1 million for Columbia River hydropower projects

Author: Emmalee Appel
Published: 5:47 AM PST November 20, 2024

SPOKANE, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will award Avista Utilities more than $1 million for evaluation of flexibility of a series of hydropower facilities along the Columbia River. 

The funding for Avista is among nine research and development projects receiving nearly $15 million in total supporting the increase of hydropower’s ability to respond to changing demand on the electric grid. 

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