[All-Gorge] ⚡ Who Permits the River Line? - EFSEC July Round-Up

Join us for the July round-up of the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, the board that decides where the Gorge's big energy projects go. A Skamania County councilmember asks who actually permits the underwater power line proposed for the Columbia, and the answer surprises. Plus a new director, two ownership transfers that drew zero public comment, a plan to make the state's one nuclear plant produce more power, and a correction we owe you.In This Episode:Why there is no local county permit for the Cascade Renewable Transmission line, and where the real comment window isMarco Lowe steps in as EFSEC's new executive director, and there is no August meetingColumbia Solar and Goose Prairie Solar change owners, with a Norwegian sovereign wealth fund among the buyersA correction on Ostrea Solar's operating statusEnergy Northwest wants to uprate the Columbia Generating Station nuclear plant near RichlandHorse Heaven's final turbine layout, and Badger Mountain's wait on the power gridResources & Links:Read the full written Dispatch at skamaniadispatch.comOur June EFSEC edition, for the resource-adequacy backstory: https://skamania-dispatch.ghost.io/the-northwest-is-nine-gigawatts-short-efsec-june-2026/Our special report on the Cascade Renewable Transmission line: https://skamania-dispatch.ghost.io/special-report-cascade-renewable-transmission-an-underwater-power-line-with-a-long-road-ahead/EFSEC agendas, packets, and project pages: efsec.wa.govComment on active projects: comments.efsec.wa.govStay Connected with the GorgeThe Skamania Dispatch and The Klickitattler are community-led projects of OpenGorge.org.To stay updated on local news, governance, and community events across the region, you can sign up for both newsletters at SkamaniaDispatch.com. For real-time updates and to join the conversation, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OpenGorge.