By Cathy Ehli, General Manager Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE) welcomed more than 150 families to our first Tribal Community Energy Fair. It was a lively experience with terrific engagement from the community, and a core part of our ongoing work to […]
JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY! Warm Springs Tribal Community Energy Fair June 24, 2025, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Warm Springs Campus Pavilion
In June, Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE) and Portland General Electric (PGE) will begin a series of meetings to start dialogue with communities across all 100 miles of the Bethel-Round Butte transmission line, including the portion located on the Reservation. This is part of how we are continuing to explore the line upgrade, […]
In 2023, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS) was selected to receive a $250 million Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help advance vital transmission upgrades to the existing Bethel-Round Butte transmission line in partnership with Portland General Electric (PGE). Now called the Warm Springs Power […]
By Cathy Ehli, General Manager Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE) is working to support the sovereignty of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs by advancing opportunities for economic development through the energy industry. We often must collaborate with the United States federal government, for example, to gain […]
In our first column, we briefly mentioned the $250 million grant that Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE) received, on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, to upgrade the Bethel-Round Butte transmission line. We’d like to share a little bit more about what makes this so significant for the Tribes and why […]
Tribal, federal and business leaders came together for kick-off discussions on the transmission line upgrade and its benefits for Tribal communities Meeting marks the start a of multi-year collaborative project that will unlock renewable energy and job opportunities for Tribal members Chairman Jonathan Smith says, “We look forward to expanding how our Tribes can shape […]
The Tribes have a big opportunity on the horizon: Developing solar power. Solar is a central piece of Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises’ (WSPWE) work to unlock more opportunities to manage natural resources and invest in the community’s well-being. The Tribes have the opportunity to set the example for what culturally appropriate, Tribal-led solar […]
Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises selected renewable energy developer BrightNight as its partner Proposed project to bring solar power and battery storage to Warm Springs Tribal members invited to December 4 public scoping meeting to learn more and provide input
The 2024 return of adult steelhead to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project is the largest since the 1960s, with months still to go in the run Madras, Ore. (November 7, 2024) — Biologists from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric have collected more than 250 returning adult steelhead at the […]