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A proposed massive solar farm is stirring controversy in southeastern Washington, pitting farmers and unions against local officials and the region’s GOP.

The Northwest stands out as an exception to the increasingly dire water situation gripping the wider West, boding well for its summer hydropower potential.

A Washington siting council member requested a look at the effect of solar farms on Yakima Valley after the agency received applications for new projects.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee angered Republicans when he vetoed a section of a bill that called for study of the impact of solar and wind farms on rural areas.

Washington Senate Democrats greenlit a bill that would expand the authority of the body that makes siting decisions for energy facilities in the state.

Washington utilities Avista and Tacoma Power will not delay their entry into the Western EIM, despite BPA’s decision to postpone joining by two months.

Two Washington bills seek opposite outcomes for the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.

Gov. Jay Inslee approved the 80-MW Goose Prairie solar farm to be built in Central Washington.

An 80-MW solar farm proposed for central Washington is moving closer to state approval.