Green Bond Fact Sheet

This fact sheet details an 83 million USD green bond issued on October 3, 2018, by Public Utility District No.1 of Oreille County, Washington, to fund capital improvements for the Box Canyon Hydroelectric project.

• Public Utility District No.1 of Oreille County, Washington issued a 30-tenor green bond on October 3, 2018, for an amount of 83 million USD, with a maturity date of January 1, 2048.
• The proceeds from the bond are designated for energy and hydro projects, specifically capital improvements to the Box Canyon Hydroelectric project, which has been operational since 1956. Planned improvements include turbine upgrades and an upstream fish passage facility.
• The Climate Bonds Initiative investigated a controversy regarding the flooding of reservation lands belonging to the Indian tribe of Kalispel caused by the dam. The investigation concluded the issue was resolved via a 1999 settlement and ongoing annual compensation payments to the Tribe.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2018). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2018-10%20US%20Public%20Utility%20District%20No_1%20of%20Oreille%20County%2C%20Washington%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2018. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2018-10%20US%20Public%20Utility%20District%20No_1%20of%20Oreille%20County%2C%20Washington%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2018green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2018-10%20US%20Public%20Utility%20District%20No_1%20of%20Oreille%20County%2C%20Washington%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }