Member-owned utilities in the Northwest advocate to cap settlement costs at $300 million
In June, Co-op Community Relations Manager Katie Pfennigs traveled to Washington D.C. with Northwest RiverPartners. She and several other public power representatives met with members and staff of the Northwest congressional delegation. The group advocated for bipartisan legislation that would protect electric rate payers across the Northwest from additional rate increases resulting from the US Government commitments made as part of the Dec. 2023 Columbia River System Operations settlement agreement.
Flathead Electric Cooperative and other member-owned utilities across the Northwest are pushing for legislation that would cap the amount that Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) member ratepayers can pay toward the settlement at $300 million.
Learn more:
- U.S. House Acts to Protect Millions of Northwest Ratepayers | NWRP (nwriverpartners.org)
- Podcast: Ep.37 Cost Cap: Setting the record straight by Dam! (spotify.com)
