Hanford

U.S. energy secretary visits Tri-Cities. Clean energy is on the agenda

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, left, made her first visit to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland on Thursday with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. The tour included the lab’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center, where PNNL researchers work to improve managing the power grid.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, left, made her first visit to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland on Thursday with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. The tour included the lab’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center, where PNNL researchers work to improve managing the power grid. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, left, made her first visit to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland on Thursday with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

The tour included the lab’s Electricity Infrastructure Operations Center, where PNNL researchers work to improve managing the power grid.

Granholm’s Washington state, three-day visit was primarily focused on advancing clean energy development.

Her visit included a visit to PNNL’s Sequim office and then a hydropower dam tour, before traveling to the Tri-Cities.

She was to visit the Hanford nuclear site on Friday.

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Annette Cary
Tri-City Herald
Senior staff writer Annette Cary covers Hanford, energy, the environment, science and health for the Tri-City Herald. She’s been a news reporter for more than 30 years in the Pacific Northwest. Support my work with a digital subscription
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