Columbia Generating Station

Energy Northwest CEO Bob Schuetz said regarding the record "This record demonstrates our team’s commitment to excellent performance, and the immense value that 24/7 baseload power brings to our region”.

KENNEWICK (AP) — A Washington nuclear power plant has set a record for annual generation despite two unexpected outages in 2016. The Tri-City Herald reports that Energy Northwest says the Columbia Generating Station in Richland sent 9.6 million megawatt-hours of electricity to the grid last year, topping its previous record of 9...

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The state's only nuclear power plant has resumed generating electricity after suffering an unplanned shutdown on Monday. Energy Northwest says the Columbia Generating Station reconnected to the Northwest power grid early Thursday morning and operators are slowly raising the power level to 100 percent. ...