April 21, 1980. This article concludes a series ran on the Bonneville Power administration ? the federal agency originally in charge of supplying hydroelectric power and determining its market value….

March 20, 1980. This article discusses the controversial issue of energy policy in the US Congress in 1980. Congressman Jerry M. Patterson put forth a resolution to create an energy…

March 30, 1980. This short article addresses the rising cost of utilities in Washington State, claiming that even more increases could be expected. In particular, four major rate increases were…

April 4, 1980. This article charts the prominence of electricity as a ?prime raw material? in aluminum production. Jack Gates, manager of the Reynolds Aluminum Co. near Portland, is described…

April 2, 1980. This article addresses claims made by William Ruckelshaus that the EPA is ?forcing private enterprise and local governments to spend millions of dollars on projects of little…

February 11, 1980. This article exposes some of the budget and energy bills that became a big focus near the halfway point of the 1980 regular WA State legislature. For…

February 15, 1980. This article provides a recap on how the aluminum industry borrowed power from the Bonneville Power Administration in late 1979, during a time when the BPA and…

March 1, 1980. This brief article addresses an 11-day labor dispute of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The dispute idled 2300 workers and occurred because pipe-fitters allegedly tore out…

March 2, 1980. This short article brings to light the enormous budget discrepancies of the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) surrounding construction of its five nuclear plants. The initial…

March 11, 1980. In this excerpt from the Congressional Record, Hon. Al Swift addresses the U.S. House of Representatives on energy-related concerns in the Pacific Northwest. He calls attention to…