Board hears update on FLASHES pumped-storage study and microgrid planning funded by PGE ratepayer program
ERTH summarized the FLASHES program feasibility/design phase (pumped-storage hydro paired with on-site solar) being funded through a PGE ratepayer program. The study would evaluate storage tanks on Poe Mountain and microgrids including a Lucerne 20MW component intended to support hospitals and emergency services during outages.
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The District 3 MAC updated ERTH on the FLASHES program, which pairs on-site solar facilities with pumped-storage hydro in a closed-loop system, and noted the Board of Supervisors voted to continue design-phase work funded via a PGE ratepayer program.
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