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Bonneville Power Administration customer Mason County Public Utility Districts 1 and 3 celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day on Dec. 15.
The county’s two PUD commissioners approved the resolutions to highlight and celebrate the benefit of hydropower in the Northwest.
“Mason County’s electricity customers get about 87 percent of their power from hydroelectricity,” said Karl Denison, PUD 1 commission president. “This is clean, renewable energy that makes the carbon footprint of our region among the envy of the world.”
Both utilities also get about 10 percent of their electricity from nuclear power, making it 97 percent carbon free.
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In the proclamation for Hydropower Appreciation Day, the commissioners noted that electricity customers of Mason PUD 1 and PUD 3 get about 87 of their electricity from federal hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin.
“Along with carbon-free energy, the Columbia River hydro system provides low-carbon transport of millions of dollars of farm goods and manufactured products through an efficient barge system,” said Linda Gott, PUD 3 commission president. “Irrigation has made eastern Washington state flower with an amazing array of agricultural bounty. The system of dams and locks also provides flood control, keeping our homes and cities safe from high waters.”
The commissioners are calling on local residents to wear their “Action Green” in support of hydropower.
Also, many of Seahawks’ Color Rush uniforms will be “Action Green” when the team takes the field Dec.15 against the Los Angeles Rams.
BPA plays an integral role in providing Mason County with carbon-free hydropower.