Organization Profile

Tacoma Power

Public Utility

Added 10d ago

Details

A public electric utility serving Washington state and operating hydroelectric power facilities on the Cowlitz River.

Statistics

Electricity generation capacity in homes served annually by Tacoma Power Cowlitz projectmore than 151,000 homes

Timeline

Aug 20, 2026•11d ago

•Operations

Tacoma Power Manages Cowlitz River Extremes with NASA-Informed HydroForecast

Tacoma Power used Upstream Tech's HydroForecast powered by NASA satellite data to maintain reservoir levels and manage hydroelectric operations during a record snow drought.

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Saul Villarrealworks at HydroForecastuses United Stateslocated in

Sources

Aug 20, 2026•10d ago

NASA Data Feeds River Forecasts as Snow Drought Effects Linger

Source: science.nasa.gov