An empowering idea

Where does your electricity come from?

You may think it comes from a dam on the Columbia or some other big river. Or from a coal or nuclear-power plant somewhere.

For people living a little east of Arlington, electricity may come from Kevin Duncan’s small dam and water turbine.

For those living in Lynnwood near Beverly Elementary School, some electricity may come from Nick Aldrich’s solar panels.

“Some people have pictures of their kids. We have pictures of our project,” Duncan said.

Across the state, there are people like Duncan and Aldrich, their meters running backward as they feed electricity back into the grid