WERC can help meet the region's growing electricity needs with a clean source of thermal power. We are excited to be delivering an energy technology the public wants - one that meets the stringent greenhouse gas performance standards recently adopted by the State of Washington.
-- Robert Divers, CEO, United Power Company

Timeline

Development of the Wallula Resource Energy Center is underway. Bringing the Project from preliminary engineering through construction will take five years.

Pending successful completion or technical and economic feasibility studies, the following is a projected timeline for bringing the project to completion:

• Project announcement & community outreach initiated (Spring 2007)
• Basalt sequestration demonstration in conjunction with the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (Summer 2007)
• Air emissions testing at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' demonstration plant in Nakoso, Japan (Fall 2007)
• Application filed at Washington EFSEC (Fall 2008)
• Site Certification Agreement (Fall 2009)
• PPAs and financing completed (2009)
• Construction initiated (Spring 2010)
• Plant commissioned (Spring 2014)