Transmission Professionals Group
The Transmission Professionals special interest group covers the distribution of power from generation to final destination.
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InvestigateWest: Can West learn to share renewable power?
The perfect storm of extreme weather, mechanical trouble and maintenance work on transmission lines nearly crippled the northwest. "We really had a very close call,” says Scott Bolton, senior vice president for transmission development at Portland-based PacifiCorp. Under such dire circumstances, why are some communities in opposition to expanding the grid and installing new power lines?
InvestigateWest: Can West learn to share renewable power?
March of 2019 opened with a deep chill across Cascadia. Arctic air poured south, jacking up energy consumption and straining energy supplies in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. It conjured a “perfect” storm for the region’s electricity grid.
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