BPA: Clean Air, Affordable Power and Environmental Mitigation: Northwest Power Act Turns 40
December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 17 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 16:
Four decades ago, legislators and policymakers in the Pacific Northwest took a revolutionary leap of faith. They worked to end the construction of expensive and environmentally intrusive power plants and instead prioritized meetingmuch of the region'sfuture power demand through more efficient energy use. And for the first time, fish and wildlife affected by Columbia Ri . . .
Four decades ago, legislators and policymakers in the Pacific Northwest took a revolutionary leap of faith. They worked to end the construction of expensive and environmentally intrusive power plants and instead prioritized meetingmuch of the region'sfuture power demand through more efficient energy use. And for the first time, fish and wildlife affected by Columbia Ri . . .