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Dakota (Sioux) of the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck, MT & Chippewa Cree of Rocky Boy, MT
The grid doesn’t have capacity, or so it seems.
Failure to upgrade the Northwest’s electrical grid — coupled with soaring demand for power — is pushing utility rates higher and climate goals further out of reach.
This investigation is a collaboration between OPB and @propublica.org:
This investigation is a collaboration between OPB and @propublica.org:
How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart
Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered.
www.opb.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The grid doesn’t have capacity, or so it seems.