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Clark Public Utilities to buy energy produced at Box Canyon DamSubscriber Exclusive

After years of planning, Clark Public Utilities will be using energy from eastern Washington's Box Canyon Dam in January.

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In order to meet the state’s clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has contracted with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the utility’s Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington. (iStock)

In order to meet the state’s clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has contracted with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the utility’s Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington. (iStock)

In order to meet the state’s clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has contracted with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the utility’s Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington. (Rob Lohr/Pend Oreille Public Utility District)

In order to meet the state’s clean energy regulations, Clark Public Utilities has contracted with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to acquire hydropower from the utility’s Box Canyon Dam in Eastern Washington. (Rob Lohr/Pend Oreille Public Utility District)

Northeastern Washington’s Pend Oreille River is officially helping power Clark County homes. And more clean energy is on the way.

Clark Public Utilities signed a contract in 2022 with Pend Oreille Public Utility District to buy all the energy produced from its Box Canyon Dam beginning Jan. 1, 2026, through 2041.

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