Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises partnered with Digital Native Consultants to capture the 2026 Tribal Energy Fair on video, with production support made possible by HP. The result is three pieces that centered Tribal energy sovereignty through the words of community members, exhibitors and WSPWE’s team. We’re sharing the 2-minute recap here, built from […]
This year’s Warm Springs Tribal Community Energy Fair welcomed over 200 attendees and 50 partner organizations. Community and Tribal media produced incredible visual and audio storytelling about the Tribe’s energy vision, featuring community members, WSPWE staff and its partners doing the work to make it a reality.
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 […]