US Northwest plans major pumped storage projects

摘要

US utility Columbia Basin Hydropower is planning arnpumped storage hydroelectric project of up to 1,000 MWrnthat could provide key services in the Energy ImbalancernMarket, officials with the organization said in September.rnWith several coal-fired power plants in the Northwest setrnto retire soon or facing possible retirement, the regionrnneeds additional capacity starting around 2020, said TimrnCulbertson, manager for Columbia Basin Hydropower,rnformally the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority.