Bonneville Power Administration proposes 13 new projects to expand the regional grid

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Bonneville Power Administration proposes 13 new projects to expand the regional grid

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Published on Nov 5, 2024, 12:29:20 PM
Total time: 00:17:18

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The BPA owns 75% of the transmission lines in the Northwest. It has proposed 13 new projects to upgrade and expand the region’s power grid to accommodate growing energy needs. Oregon and other Northwest states have ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets that they can’t hit unless the power grid expands. Those goals will be impossible to meet without much more energy generated from renewables or other alternatives to fossil fuel. CEO John Hairston joins us with all the details.

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