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Council briefing: New approaches to transmission planning aim to ease bottlenecks, prioritize existing rights-of-way

November 20, 2024
Peter Jensen

During its November meeting in Portland, the Council heard briefings on new regional, West-wide, and national planning efforts underway that aim to get new transmission line projects built faster and help states and utilities meet upcoming clean energy goals in the 2030s and 2040s.

Solving the Challenges to Building New Transmission

September 21, 2023
Carol Winkel

The Northwest and Intermountain Power Producers Coalition has a new whitepaper exploring the need for new transmission in the region and the Bonneville Power Administration’s ability to provide transmission to customers.

Despite Wildfires and Record Heat, Bonneville Kept Power Flowing

September 17, 2021
John Harrison

With fall approaching and the advantage of hindsight, the Bonneville Power Administration is studying its response to the hot weather and fire emergencies for learned lessons that that will help its response to future wildfire emergencies.

Montana Wind Generates More Power When The Region Needs It, But Can We Get It?

August 17, 2016
John Ollis

Of the nearly 8,700 megawatts of wind generation in the region, under 700 megawatts are in Montana and just over 5,700 megawatts of wind power is sited in the Columbia Gorge. If Montana’s wind resource is so promising, why isn’t there more?

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Council briefing: New approaches to transmission planning aim to ease bottlenecks, prioritize existing rights-of-way

Solving the Challenges to Building New Transmission

Despite Wildfires and Record Heat, Bonneville Kept Power Flowing

Montana Wind Generates More Power When The Region Needs It, But Can We Get It?

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