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Energy report forecasts challenges without more energy sources, policy changes

by CHERYL SCHWEIZER
Staff Writer | June 8, 2026 3:55 AM

EPHRATA — More demand for electricity, changing demand for electricity, constraints on the existing supply and other factors will lead to an energy shortage without some changes to Washington state goals and more flexibility in energy supply, according to a report commissioned by regional power providers. The report was reviewed by Grant County Public Utility District Commissioners on May 26. 

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