bonds, which is the second largest municipal bond default in U.S. history. The court case that followed took nearly a decade to resolve, and WPPSS acquired the unfortunate nickname "Whoops" in the media. After default Fuel loading at Columbia Generating Station began on December 25, 1983, and proceeded at a rate of 50 fuel assemblies per day. The process was completed January 12, 1984, and Columbia was declared in commercial operation December 13, 1984. On January 19, 2010, Energy Northwest submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license renewal of Columbia Generating Station. This renewal was granted in May 2012 and the 1116 megawatt plant is currently licensed for operation to December 20, 2043. The agency built and continues to operate White Bluffs Solar Station demonstration project, which was dedicated in May 2002. The low-maintenance, environmentally friendly project uses 242 photovoltaic panels to reach a production capacity of 38.7 kilowatts DC. Energy Northwest next built and continues to operate the region's first public power wind project – Nine Canyon Wind Project. It was dedicated in October 2002, with a second phase going online in December 2003, and the third and final phase in service in May 2008, bringing the total capacity to 95.9 megawatts. Energy Northwest's latest development is the Horn Rapids Solar, Storage and Training project which went online in November 2020. The project is a 4-megawatt direct current solar generating array of photovoltaic panels, owned and operated by Tucci Energy Services. Energy Northwest owns and operates the co-located 1-MW/4MWh battery energy storage system. Members Asotin County PUD Benton County PUD Centralia City Light Chelan County PUD City of Port Angeles City of Richland Clallam County PUD Clark Public Utilities Cowlitz County PUD Ferry County PUD Franklin County PUD Grant County PUD Grays Harbor County PUD Jefferson County PUD Kittitas County PUD Klickitat County PUD Lewis County PUD Mason County PUD 1 Mason County PUD 3 Okanogan County PUD Pacific County PUD 2 Pend Oreille PUD Seattle City Light Skamania County PUD Snohomish County PUD Tacoma Public Utilities Wahkiakum County PUD Whatcom County PUD See also Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System References External links "Nuclear energy industry angles for bigger role in Washington and U.S. as climate change accelerates". The Seattle Times. October 31, 2021. Investomedia The Cato Institute Los Angeles Times October 9, 1987, article HistoryLink.org