Austin Rohr of Northwest RiverPartners, joins your host, Lacy Stockton, to answer your questions about hydropower and its impact across the Northwest and beyond.

We chat about:

• How do folks feel about hydro outside Chelan County?
• What’s being done to prioritize salmon recovery?
• How does hydro support wind and solar energy?
• Why does selling our power to California helps us?
• The skinny on the Lower Snake River dams, and much more!

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Chelan PUD rebates and incentives: chelanpud.org/save

Explainer on the economics of solar power in Chelan County: chelanpud.org/solar

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Shawn Smith, Chelan PUD managing director of energy resources, joins your host, Lacy Stockton, to answer your questions about selling our local hydropower to benefit Chelan County.  

We chat about: 

• What "selling power" means and how Chelan PUD uses the revenues to subsidize our ultra-low electric rates, parks and other public power benefits 
• How much will rates increase in the future? 
• Does Chelan PUD plan to support local economic development? 
• What do EVs mean for our grid and electric rates? 
• Can we expect blackouts or other issues in the future?  
• How will climate change impact our ability to generate hydropower and much more!  

Join us at noon on Weds, November 9, as we ask Austin Rohr from Northwest River Partners your questions about hydropower and it's impact across the Pacific Northwest.  

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Power Hour schedule and past episodes: chelanpud.org/powerhour 

Chelan PUD rebates and incentives: chelanpud.org/save

Explainer on the economics of solar power in Chelan County: chelanpud.org/solar 

Also live on Facebook: facebook.com/chelanpud

Andy Wendell, Chelan PUD director of customer service, joins your host, Lacy Stockton, to answer your hard questions.  

We chat about: 

• Whether we should be worried about blackouts like other places experience? 
• What's the deal with all the squirrel-related outages? 
• Increased rebates for energy-efficient upgrades through the end of 2022 
• What should I consider before adding solar power to my home? 
• Why would I want AMI (smart meters) at my home? And should I be concerned about it? 
• The true cost of service, our electric rate subsidies, and much more!  

Join us at noon on Weds, October 12, as we ask Shawn Smith, managing director of energy resources, about how Chelan PUD makes money: energy trading!  

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 Power Hour schedule and past episodes: chelanpud.org/powerhour 

Chelan PUD rebates and incentives: chelanpud.org/save 

Explainer on the economics of solar power in Chelan County: chelanpud.org/solar 

Also live on Facebook: facebook.com/chelanpud