Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has been working with regional wind developers since 2008 to find creative solutions to address periods when there is simply more power generation than the region can use. Earlier in the year, BPA issued its interim policy to temporarily limit energy generation BPA will replace thermal and wind generation limited by this…
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Oregon wants to add wind energy to its Pacific Northwest. An initiative aims to integrate wind and natural gas-fired energy to reduce the use of coal-fired generation. The effort could change how wind is backed by using energy from many resources that are capable of adjusting their generation levels in response to wind’s natural variation.…