Seattle City Light Creston Coal Plant Project records, 1980-1984.

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Seattle City Light Creston Coal Plant Project records, 1980-1984.

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Planning records of the Power Manager of City Light concerning a coal-fueled power plant that Washington Water Power Company proposed to build at Creston, Wash. City Light and other utilities were invited to purchase a share of the electricity generated by the plant, but the plant was never built. Records include correspondence, draft agreements, economic analysis, financial records and reports. Also includes minutes and other material of the Creston Steering Committee and the Creston Citizens' Advisory Committee. Other corporate bodies represented include the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.

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Washington (State). Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council

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Seattle City Light

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Seattle Dept. of Lighting and Water Works created in 1890; city charter amendment in 1910 created the Lighting Dept.; in 1951 the Department purchased the private electrical power supply operations in Seattle; current name of the agency was adopted in 1978 when the Department was reorganized. Seattle approved the purchase of the land and money for construction of the plant in 1913; construction began in 1914, and was finished in 1917. Additions were made in 1918 and 1921. The plant was decommiss...

Washington Water Power Company

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Washington Water Power Company, an investor-owned electric utility company based in Spokane, WA, was founded 1889. In addition to its primary business as a public utility, Washington Water Power also operated other business enterprises in Spokane, including streetcar lines and Natatorium Park, a public amusement park. In 1998, the company name was changed to Avista Corporation. From the guide to the Washington Water Power Company Papers, 1885-1968, (Washington State University Librar...