The Brief
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Gov. Bob Ferguson proposes $10 million from the state’s capital budget to build water, sewer, power, and road infrastructure at the Northwest Advanced Clean Energy Park near Richland.
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Atlas Agro and Ruby Flats Solar Farm have committed to the 1,641-acre park, and General Matter is considering it for advanced nuclear fuel production.
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The plan still needs state lawmakers’ approval, and the Legislature takes up the budget when the session begins in January.
PASCO, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday proposed $10 million in state funding to prepare the Northwest Advanced Clean Energy Park near Richland for clean energy and advanced manufacturing companies. The money would pay for water, sewer, power, and road infrastructure on land once part of the Hanford Site. Ferguson announced at Local 598 Union Hall in Pasco. He says the investment could support thousands of good-paying construction jobs and, once companies move in, more. Lawmakers still must approve the proposal.
Where the money would come from…