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The Pacific Northwest used to have a lot more Aluminum smelting than it does now - the power was provided by large hydro power contracts. Not sure if it was ch
by oasisbob 8y ago
The Pacific Northwest used to have a lot more Aluminum smelting than it does now - the power was provided by large hydro power contracts.
Not sure if it was changes in these contracts or other market forces that caused the decline.
- oasisbob 8y agoDecided to answer my own question - here's a great history of the NW aluminum industry: https://www.nwcouncil.org/reports/columbia-river-history/aluminum https://www.nwcouncil.org/reports/columbia-river-history/alu... The last active NW aluminum smelters closed in 2016. Most of the rest were victims of Enron and the 2000 energy crisis.