Portland, Ore. — In response to today’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling on the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing policy,” Rachel Shimshak, executive director of non-profit advocacy group Renewable Northwest Project, issued the following statement: We are pleased that the Commission has ruled on this issue and has determined that BPA’s “Environmental Redispatch and No Negative Pricing Policy” is discriminatory. With these questions answered, Renewable Northwest Project is eager to continue working with BPA and regional partners toward solutions to over-generation that are economical, equitable and good for the environment.
Archives for March 2021
California scrambles to improve electric grid to avoid summer blackouts
March 23, 2021
By Martin Wisckol | The OCR Link to article Last year’s heatwave blackouts could be repeated unless steps are taken. State agencies and electric utilities are scrambling to shore up power supplies in hopes of avoiding the rolling blackouts that left 800,000 California homes and businesses without power during a record-breaking heatwave last August. That […]
The race is on to strike ‘white gold’ at California’s Salton Sea
March 18, 2021
By Sammy Roth | Los Angeles Times Link to article This is the March 18, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. There are few places in California, maybe anywhere, weirder or more wonderful than the Salton Sea. It’s a sparkling blue […]
