Non-Wires Transmission Alternative ‘Reflects a Shift’ in Grid Planning

In the Pacific Northwest, Non-Wires Transmission Alternative ‘Reflects a Shift’ in Grid Planning

Can efficiency, demand response and distributed energy replace new power lines? The Bonneville Power Administration is finding out.

by Jeff St. John

Full Story: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-non-wires-transmission-alternative-reflects-a-shift-in-grid-planning?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=GTMDaily

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Trump proposes selling Northwest’s transmission grid

For public power companies – and really all utilities in the Northwest – the proposal will ring alarm bells and resurrect a debate about the control of assets that were built with federal dollars but paid for by local ratepayers.

http://www.matr.net/article-77103.html