2001 News Releases

December 28 - Vandals destroy insulators BPA offers reward (PR 85 01)

December 14 - DOE Agency Doubles Wind Power Purchases (R-01-209)

November 23 - Gun-shooting vandals cause power outage (PR 84 01)

November 20 - Chum salmon spawning below Bonneville dam (PR 83 01)

September 20 - Northern pikeminnow season extended to Oct. 14: Anglers can keep earning money while helping salmon (PR 82 01)

September 20 - Wind prospectors are knocking on doors looking to mine the wind; Landowners need to know the value of their energy resource (PR 81 01)

September 19 - Conservation or Crisis – A Northwest Choice Conference brings top energy experts to the Northwest (PR 80 01)

September 11 - Power system operating normally, Prepared to maintian reliablity (PR 79 01)

August 30 - Vandals cause power outages; Reward offered for information (PR 78 01)

July 19 - BPA, city of Richland upgrade energy efficiency on water, wastewater facilities (PR 77 01)

July 12 - BPA moves to aid fish affected by emergency power operations (PR 76 01)

July 11 - Anglers can earn bigger bucks while saving endangered salmon (PR 75 01)

July 03 - Former BPA Administrator H. R. Richmond dies (PR 74 01)

June 29 - Federal agencies decide no summer spill (PR 73 01)

June 29 - BPA announces new wholesale power rate (PR 72 01)

June 28 - BPA ups reward to $5,000 to stop repeat vandalism (PR 71 01)

June 28 - Oregon People’s Utility District Association commits to load reduction (PR 70 01)

June 27 - BPA will announce rate decision Friday in Seattle, Portland and Pasco (PR 69 01)

June 26 - Vandals destroy insulators BPA offers reward (PR 68 01)

June 25 - Douglas County PUD commits to load reduction (PR 67 01)

June 25 - City of Plummer agrees to reduce load on BPA (PR 66 01)

June 25 - BPA, Golden Northwest agree to delay power deliveries, pursue wind energy (PR 65 01)

June 22 - Cheney agrees to reduce load on BPA (PR 64 01)

June 22 - BPA to announce load cuts and rates Friday, June 29 (PR 63 01)

June 22 - City of Ellensburg commits to load reduction (PR 62 01)

June 22 - Okanogan County PUD agrees to load reduction (PR 61 01)

June 22 - Kittitas PUD agrees to reduce load on BPA (PR 60 01)

June 21 - City of Bonners Ferry commits to load reduction (PR 59 01)

June 22 - Springfield Utility Board agrees (PR 58 01)

June 15 - BPA and California ink summer assistance plan (PR 57 01)

June 14 - Vera Water & Power steps up to help region (PR 56 01)

June 14 - Puget Sound Energy and BPA reach federal hydropower accord Agreement helps keep rates stable for PSE customers (PR 55 01)

June 14 - Benton PUD steps up to load reduction agreement (PR 53 01)

June 12 - Region’s Largest Public Utility Steps Up To Load Reduction Agreement (PR 52 01)

June 11 - Bright idea: Come to Pioneer Courthouse Square Thursday and get free $6 coupons for compact fluorescent bulbs! (PR 51 01)

June 8 - Hold down BPA rates, Northwest governors urge; Pursue conservation, aluminum and utility load reductions (PR 50 01)

June 8 - Vandals destroy insulators BPA offers reward (PR 49 01)

June 8 - Benton REA steps up to reduce wholesale power rates (PR 48 01)

June 6 - More utilities, industries must reduce power purchases from BPA to hold rates down (PR 47 01)

June 5 - Administrator will report on regional efforts to hold down power rates (PR 46 01)

June 1 - Idaho Falls Power signs deal to reduce wholesale power rates (PR 45B 01)

June 1 - Limited spill to help fish passage will continue (PR 45 01)

May 30 - Franklin PUD signs load reduction agreement with BPA (PR 44C 01)

May 30 - Pend Oreille PUD steps up to reduce wholesale power rates (PR 44B 01)

May 25 - One of region's largest PUDs steps up to reduce load (PR 44 01)

May 24 - Load reduction ceremony between Clark Public Utilities and BPA (PR 43 01)

May 24 - PacifiCorp reduces its take of federal power (PR 42 01)

May 22 - BPA to honor folksinger on 60th anniversary of his work (PR 41 01)

May 22 - BPA moves 75-ton locomotive (PR 40 01)

May 21 - CFAC, BPA take big step toward lower regional power rates (PR 39 01)

May 17 - BPA seeks comment on temporary small generation policy (PR 38 01)

May 17 - Looking at dams in a new light Federal agencies team up to find energy savings (PR 37 01)

May 16 - Salmon to get limited spill in May when it does the most good (PR 36 01)

May 16 - Alcoa, BPA ink agreement to benefit ratepayers and workers (PR 35 01)

May 11 - BPA seeks proposals to aid fish affected by power emergency operations (PR 34 01)

May 10 - BPA will fund special projects designed to "jump start" fish recovery (PR 33 01)

May 8 - BPA launches new news Web site (PR 32 01)

May 7 - First tribal wind farm proposed on Blackfeet reservation (PR 31 01)

May 7 - BPA launches region-wide VendingMi$er conservation program (PR 30 01)

May 4 - Wind Farm Blows into Mid-Columbia (PR 29 01)

May 3 - Vandals destroy insulators BPA offers reward (PR 28 01)

April 30 - BPA, BEF ink "Green Tag" deal to sell green power attributes (PR 27 01)

April 30 - Northern pikeminnow fishing season opens Fishing for fun, profit and the environment (PR 26 01)

April 26 - Astonishing number of wind generation proposals blows into BPA (PR 25 01)

April 17 - BPA, Sen. Murray give free compact fluorescent light bulbs and coupons: details Wednesday (PR 24 01)

April 09 - Major rate hikes, reliability issues threaten NW power system; The region must cut energy use now to hold down costs (PR 23 01)

April 05 - BPA to announce measures for avoiding huge electric rate hikes this fall (PR 22 01)

April 04 - BPA, Utilities Offer Free Coupons for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (PR 21 01)

April 03 - Spill for fish withheld because of drought (PR 20 01)

March 26 - Forum scheduled on energy crisis (PR 19 01)

March 23 - BPA to link new generation to Northwest energy grid (PR 18 01)

March 16 - Vandals destroy insulators BPA offers reward (PR 17 01)

March 9 - Federal agencies spill water to help migrating fish, call for conservation (PR 16 01)

March 5 - Earthquake preparedness pays! (PR 15 01)

March 1 - BPA inks an innovative aluminum agreement with McCook Metals (PR 14 01)

February 28 - BPA and McCook Metals sigh long-term agreement (PR 13 01)

February 22 - BPA solicits new wind power projects (PR 12 01)

February 20 - BPA rates staff and utility customres reach prliminary settlement on power rates (PR 11 01)

February 15 - BPA Launches $200-million energy conservation program (PR 10 01)

February 13 - Cold weather spurs energy consumption; more power needed from Columbia River dams (PR 09 01)

February 13 - BPA action will improve reliability of Western power grid (PR 08 01)

January 30 - Regional Science Bowl (PR 07 01)

January 30 - Midway Substation burglarized second time (PR 06 01)

January 25 - Skyrocketing market prices are driving BPA rates up (PR 05 01)

January 22 - BPA Strikes "Timely Deal" with Columbia Falls Aluminum (PR 04 01)

January 18 - BPA announces more aggressive hydro operations (PR 03 01)

January 10 - BPA strikes load reduction deal with Alcoa (PR 02 01)

January 3 - Power sales to benefit company and ratepayers (PR 01 01)