Bonneville Power Administration http://kplu.org en BPA turns off NW wind turbines to make way for hydro power http://kplu.org/post/bpa-turns-nw-wind-turbines-make-way-hydro-power <p>http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-969554.mp3</p><p>Northwest dam operators turned wind turbines off on Tuesday &ndash; putting into practice, a policy established just last week.</p> Thu, 19 May 2011 16:31:10 +0000 Rob Manning 1630 at http://kplu.org BPA turns off NW wind turbines to make way for hydro power Most lights on again across San Juan Islands http://kplu.org/post/most-lights-again-across-san-juan-islands <p><em>KPLU Staff update at 4:32 pm, Monday</em></p><p>The light are on again for more than 9,000 Orcas Power and Light customers in the San Juan Islands. A late morning outage was caused by a problem at a substation operated by the Bonneville Power Administration.</p><p><a href="http://www.opalco.com/power-information/outages/">In a short statement from Orcas Power and Light's website</a>:</p><p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:57:00 +0000 The Associated Press and KPLU News Staff 292 at http://kplu.org Most lights on again across San Juan Islands