John Harrison, Author at Columbia Insight

About John Harrison

John Harrison retired in 2022 after 31 years as information officer at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, a Portland-based regional energy and fish/wildlife planning agency. Before that he was a reporter and copy editor at several Pacific Northwest newspapers.

Nov 14, 2024

Power companies eye changes to billing for solar-energy homes

John Harrison2025-01-02T09:05:16-08:00Nov 14 2024|Categories: Energy|Tags: Idaho Power, Solar Energy|2 Comments

Does “net metering,” which allows users to transfer surplus power to the grid, overcompensate solar customers?

Sep 26, 2024

The grid is insufficient for renewables. BPA has a $2 billion plan

John Harrison2024-09-26T10:04:30-07:00Sep 26 2024|Categories: Energy|Tags: Bonneville Power Administration, Electricity demand increase|5 Comments

Transmission development is the biggest obstacle to renewable energy goals. The Bonneville Power Administration is moving on a major initiative

Apr 20, 2023

Can native turtles in the Gorge be saved?

John Harrison2023-04-20T17:00:04-07:00Apr 20 2023|Categories: Natural Resources|Tags: Columbia River Gorge, Endangered Species Act|7 Comments

Listed as endangered since 1993, efforts are underway to rebuild northwestern pond turtle populations and biodiversity in the Gorge

Oct 13, 2022

For drought-plagued California diverting Columbia River water is a pipe dream … for now

John Harrison2025-01-28T18:06:55-08:00Oct 13 2022|Categories: Conservation, Natural Resources, Opinions & More Feature Article, Water|Tags: Columbia River, Politics, Water crisis, water shortage|7 Comments

Rather than conserve water, Golden Staters continue to hatch far-fetched schemes for importing it. They’re not going to stop anytime soon

Aug 4, 2022

A ‘small’ fix for renewable energy’s ‘big’ problem

John Harrison2023-03-20T10:31:45-07:00Aug 4 2022|Categories: Energy, Renewable Energy|Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Northwest Power and Conservation Council, pacific power, PGE, Power, Renewable Energy|0 Comments

As demand for renewable energy grows, so does opposition to the massive facilities that generate it. “Distributed generation” could alleviate the strain

Mar 24, 2022

One big detail could derail Northwest’s clean-energy goals

John Harrison2023-03-20T10:33:31-07:00Mar 24 2022|Categories: Energy|Tags: Alternative Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Energy, Power, Renewable Energy|8 Comments

Inability to get renewable energy from producers to users has planners worried about meeting mandates

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