Grant County Public Utility District General Manager Richard Wallen testifying before the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on energy on Thursday about proposals to streamline the licensing of hydroelectric dams.
May 13, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With demand for electricity in Grant County growing, federal energy regulators need to make it easier for hydroelectric generators like the Grant County Public Utility District to relicense dams and improve power production, PUD General Manager Richard Wallen told members of the House of Representatives on Thursday. “Our load is growing, and we are approaching outgrowing physical output in 2026,” Wallen said. “We need new generation or new ways to get it.”