Ep.26 How hydro powered through the January cold snap
Dam!1 Maalis 2024

Ep.26 How hydro powered through the January cold snap

In January of 2024, a blanket of extreme cold and ice was cast over the Northwest. The winter storm presented many threats, and our grid was not immune to them. Despite extremely high energy demand, our abundance of hydropower ensured we never faced shortages and rolling blackouts. We reached out to the Bonneville Power Administration, who supplies that energy to public utilities across the region, to get the full scoop. On this very special episode, we were joined by Michelle Cathcart, vice president of generation asset management, who provided her insight and expertise on the January storm, how BPA tackles storms as a whole, and what lessons we can learn from this event.

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