Board Election Voting Period March 25-April 29

As a part of a member-owned cooperative, you have the opportunity to vote in the Board of Eirectors election and attend the annual meeting, where the election results for three open seats will be announced.

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Water and Watts

https://www.penlight.org/water-and-watts/

[…] reliability and flexibility supports PenLight’s clean power system. Powered by water, dams do not produce emissions like fossil-fuel burning resources, allowing PenLight’s fuel mix to be extremely green at 98% hydro. Hydro power’s reliability and flexibility supports PenLight’s clean power system. Powered by water, dams do not produce emissions like fossil-fuel burning resources, allowing […]

Power Resources

https://www.penlight.org/about-us/power-resources/

[…] business Through our partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s Renewable Option Program, you can affordably purchase the environmental benefits of wind power generated throughout the Pacific Northwest. BEF’s Green-e Energy Certified Renewable Option Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) represent renewable energy sources from Pacific Northwest projects where clean zero-emission wind energy has been delivered to the […]

What is Green Power?

https://www.penlight.org/faqs/what-is-green-power/
Green Power” is generated from the renewable resources of the wind, water and sun. When these resources are used to generate electricity, we get power that is clean and kind to the environment. This is called renewable energy. [...]

Water and Watts

Posted: August 1, 2019
https://www.penlight.org/news-releases/water-and-watts/
Hydro power’s reliability and flexibility supports PenLight's clean power system.

Vegetation Management

https://www.penlight.org/engineering/vegetation/

[…] representatives will come out and locate existing buried conductors around the transformer. The tendency is for homeowners to plant around the padmount transformer to “cover up the green box”.  However, PenLight’s workers need room to work safely on this energized device. Obstructions can cause delays in power restoration and overgrown or hindering vegetation can […]

Arbor Day Is April 30

https://www.penlight.org/arbor-day-is-april-30/

[…] appeal Spring is just around the corner. A popular way to welcome the season is tending to the yard, updating landscaping, and planting trees and shrubs. Healthy green scaping means homeowners can enjoy many benefits, such as cleaning the air, filtering stormwater, and saving up to 20% on their utility bills from strategically planted shade […]

Ten-Year Anniversary of the Harvest Wind Project

Posted: September 1, 2019
https://www.penlight.org/news-releases/ten-year-anniversary-of-the-harvest-wind-project/
In 2005, high above the Columbia River on the plateau in Klickitat County where dry wheat farming had been a way of life for many years, a new crop was being developed: wind power.

Ten-Year Anniversary of the Harvest Wind Project

https://www.penlight.org/ten-year-anniversary-of-the-harvest-wind-project/

[…] project consisting of 43 wind turbines, covering more than 6,700 acres of land and producing enough energy to power more than 30,000 homes a day. With a green light from all stakeholders, the Harvest Wind project began. The project’s cost was $220 million. With a 20% ownership share, PenLight’s cost was $32 million after […]

Arbor Day Is April 30

Posted: March 2, 2021
https://www.penlight.org/news-releases/arbor-day-is-april-30/
Powerful landscaping offers benefits to your electric service and creates curb appeal