Breaking News: PUD votes against Enloe electrification
11/23/2018 - by Thomas O'Keefe
At its November 19 meeting, the Okanogan PUD Commissioners voted unanimously on a staff
recommendation to stop pursuing electrification of Enloe Dam. The recommendation was shared by
General Manager Steve Taylor after a staff presentation showed the total cost of energizing the
100-year-old facility at $87.4 million, nearly three times the PUD's original estimate. Enloe
dam is located on the Similkameen River near Oroville.
Enloe Dam Remains an Economic Loser (WA)
11/18/2014 - by Thomas O'Keefe
American Whitewater joined river conservation groups in releasing an updated review of the economics of restoring hydropower at Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River in Washington State. This project would cost $40 million to build, would cost more to operate than it brings in for revenue, and accumulate $170 million losses over the life of the project. It is time to remove a project that has not operated since 1958 and is simply an economic loser.