Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Kurt Miller of the Northwest RiverPartners. Kurt will discuss the future of the Snake River dams.
The program will be presented on Zoom on Thursday morning with the line opening at 7 a.m. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required and the program is free.
The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning. The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.
This presentation will be a discussion on the hot button issues around salmon restoration and the role of hydropower in our clean energy future with a key focus on how we can meet the Northwest’s clean energy requirements while ensuring social equity in the context of our energy availability and resources.
Kurt Miller is Executive Director of the Northwest RiverPartners. Kurt is one of the nation’s leading advocates for hydropower and its role in our clean and equitable energy future. His expertise in energy policy has been featured in over 50 contributed pieces across several regional and national news outlets, and he is a frequent commentator on T.V., radio, and policy panels.
As the executive director of Northwest RiverPartners, Kurt represents millions of public power customers across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah who rely on the affordability and reliability of hydropower to power their homes, businesses, and transportation.
Kurt keynoted the CEATI international hydropower conference in 2023, Hydrovision International 2022, and the Portland-based Business and the Environment conference in 2021. He was also an expert panelist at Clean Currents, the annual conference of the National Hydropower Association and featured on the January 2023 cover of Hydro Leader Magazine.
Kurt is active on the policy front and has advised the Western Congressional Caucus and the Western Senate Caucus on hydropower policy. He has spent most of his 30-year career in leadership positions for electric utilities, bringing expertise in power supply and smart grid initiatives.
Under Kurt’s leadership, Northwest RiverPartners has expanded its educational role through industry partnerships, thought leadership efforts, and community outreach projects and strengthened its emphasis on science and scientific-based studies.