Energy Transmission

Transmission

Regional Transmission Organizations

In 1999, the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order outlining its expectations for utilities to form regional transmission organizations. This action seeks to enhance competitive power markets by separating the control of transmission systems from deregulated generation. Northwest investor-owned utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration are working to form an independent regional transmission organization, currently called RTO WEST.

For more information on transmission issues, contact Wally Gibson, 503-222-5161, .