January 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 6 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate the workers at 
Columbia Generating Station for sending over 9.7 million megawatt hours 
of electricity to the Northwest power grid last year, a new record in 
its 34-year history.
  Operated by Energy Northwest, the Columbia Generating Station is the 
third largest electricity generator in Washington State and has set 
five new power generation records in the last 7 years for its increased 
production. Its gross megawatt capacity can power a city the size of 
Seattle and is equivalent to about 10 percent of electricity generated 
in Washington.
  Nuclear power and advanced technologies like small modular reactors 
are critical for safe, reliable, and clean baseload power generation in 
the United States.
  As we begin the 116th Congress and as the Nation strives to depend 
more upon carbon-free sources of energy, I will be a steadfast advocate 
for the safe, clean power we receive from nuclear energy.
  Congratulations to the Energy Northwest employees at Columbia 
Generating Station on a job well done. You play a vital role for our 
State's and our Nation's energy security and independence.

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