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November 25, 2024

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Oregon Study to Examine Benefits, Risks of RTO Participation
Oregon’s Department of Energy is seeking input from power industry stakeholders to help produce a study that could convince lawmakers to obligate the state’s utilities to participate in an RTO.
U.S. Forest Service
CAISO Declares Emergency as Fire Derates Major Transmission Lines
CAISO issued a grid warning as a wildfire in Oregon threatened one of the major transmission pathways between California and the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon State Archives
West Coast Could Be Net Zero by Midcentury
Oregon lawmakers approved a bill requiring major utilities to rely solely on clean energy in 2040, making the West Coast carbon-free by midcentury.
TerraPower
Wyoming Welcomes DOE-funded Advanced Nuclear Plant
One of Wyoming’s four coal plants will be closed and the site repurposed for a 345-MW advanced nuclear reactor, officials said Wednesday.
Clearwater Wind
Puget Sound Energy Contracts for 350 MW of MT Wind
Puget Sound Energy signed an agreement with a proposed Montana wind power project to obtain 350 MW of wind energy.
Cold Snap Yields Record Q1 Benefits for Western EIM
CAISO's EIM provided its members $101.01 million in economic benefits during the first three months of 2021, an increase of 75% over a year ago.
PacifiCorp Faces $42 Million Penalty for Line Misratings
PacifiCorp hopes to convince FERC it shouldn't have to pay $42 million for alleged violations that may have contributed to 2012's Wood Hollow wildfire.
Oregon PUC
Oregon PUC Plans Take on Decarbonization
A special public meeting of the Oregon PUC illustrated the complexity of issues at play when putting a decarbonization plan into practice.
PacifiCorp Faces Class Action over Wildfire Response
A class action suit against PacifiCorp alleges the utility failed to de-energize power lines that contributed to a set of wildfires in Oregon.
Oregon PUC Looks to Modernize Direct Access
Oregon regulators are grappling with how to modernize the state’s direct access program to accommodate a rapidly changing energy landscape.

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