Columbia Generating Station returned to grid and is powering up. Issue that led to an unplanned outage discovered and repaired. Bonneville Power Administration used hydropower to cover demand during ...

The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, the Columbia Generating Station, was manually shut down early Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem. Energy Northwest workers shut the plant ...

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to require retiring power plants to remain open if their closure could pose reliability concerns.