https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil Northwestern Division News RSS Feed en-us Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:59:00 GMT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:32:53 GMT https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/4341924/hydropower-helps-feed-thanksgiving-feasts/ This Thursday, people across the Pacific Northwest will use ovens to bake turkeys, air fryers to crisp vegetables, mixers to fluff mashed potatoes and OLED televisions to gawk at parades and sportsball. Likely, many people are grateful for the conveniences that make Thanksgiving preparations and entertainment relatively easy and enjoyable. However, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers humbly recommends giving appreciation for consistent, affordable and easily dispatchable hydropower (of course, USACE would suggest that).<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/24/2003831544/115/75/0/251119-A-EZ675-0001.JPG' alt='Graphical representation of power use on the day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving, 2024. Bonneville Power Administration BPA staff have referred to this phenomenon as the “turkey bulge.”' /> <br /> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:59:00 GMT Tom Conning https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/4341924/hydropower-helps-feed-thanksgiving-feasts/ Dams Hydropower Infrastructure Civil Works Hydropower U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division