Tag: snohomish county

April 15, 2014
Highly Innovative Hydropower Design Reduces Impact, Cuts Costs
SnoPUD’s Sunset Project Design Requires No Dam, Weir or Barriers Everett, WA — After a series of studies and design analysis, the PUD has developed a highly innovative plan for a proposed hydropower project southeast of Index. It requires no dam, weir or river barriers, which reduces construction costs by $10 million. The project could […]

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April 4, 2014
Update : SnoPUD gets the green light on tidal project
The world’s first large-scale, grid-connected tidal energy turbines can be built in the waters of Puget Sound thanks to a federal license granted to the Snohomish Public Utility District. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the go-ahead (85-page PDF) for the Admiralty Inlet project, which would see tidal turbines capable of generating up to 600 kilowatts […]

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January 23, 2014
Support Renewable Energy with Planet Power!
Sign up for PUD’s Planet Power and Get Free Coffee Everett, WA — Snohomish County PUD’s Planet Power program offers an easy way for customers to support renewable energy projects right here in Snohomish County.  And now there’s an added perk.  ­New participants and existing customers who increase their contribution (by at least $3 a […]

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