Wallowa County Chieftan
Summary
The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners received the final draft of the Wallowa County Community Energy Strategic Plan. One of the primary goals of the plan is to establish microgrids throughout the county. A microgrid is a locally controlled electrical grid that can connect with the larger grid or operate independently. Microgrids can offer improved customer reliability and resilience in the event of grid disturbances.
Basile said the microgrids are expected to burn biomass in the Wallowa area, use solar power in the Enterprise area and hydropower from the new Wallowa Lake Dam at Joseph.
“It’ll be valuable if we try to get Department of Energy grants to have this plan in place,” Commission Chairman John Hillock said.
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