At a June 9 meeting, Grant PUD commissioners heard a staff proposal to sell Shell Energy North America 150 megawatts of a blend of market power and hydropower from Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams from January 2027 to December 2029.
Shell would deliver to Grant PUD the same amount of market power to help supply local customer demand.
The sale would enable Grant PUD to receive a premium price for energy delivered for an estimated revenue gain of $7.8 million annually or $23.6 million over the three-year contract. Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the deal at their June 23 meeting.
Staff is collecting bids for another contract to sell 10% to 30% of the dams’ output and will return to the commission with details this fall.
The contracts take into account Grant PUD’s need to comply with regional power-sharing programs, clean energy regulations and integration of new resources into Grant PUD’s energy supply.
