Proposed Enloe Dam on Washington's Similkameen River an Economic Loss.  New analysis by Rocky Mountain Econometrics Reveals extreme unprofitability of hydropower project

An independent analysis of the merits of the proposed $4.5 billion hydropower project on the Susitna River in Alaska suggests  the project is not an effective solution to Alaska’s impending energy problem.

As of December 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission listed 27 separate issued or pending preliminary permits for conventional new dam construction in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington (another 19 in Alaska).

Hydropower and Washington’s Renewable
Energy Goals

In support of Washington's citizen based Initiative 937 (promoting development of renewable energy and the new jobs, investment, science and economy this would mean for the state), the Hydropower Reform Coalition developed this Hydropower FAQ to offset the call to build new dams and to allow these dams to be eligible to review renewable energy credits. 

In May 2007, Okanogan PUD filed for a preliminary permit to study construction of hydroelectric facilities on a new 260-foot tall dam on Shanker's Bend on the Similkameen River in north-central Washington. October 12, 2007 was the deadline for comments and interventions on this project.