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…

Software that lets a utility in Washington cut power consumption by up to 50% will soon get a big test. This demonstration is part of a project that will attempt to knit together aging and fragmented grid infrastructure across five states and 11 utilities. The project will involve 95 smaller efforts to integrate wind power,…