It’s Time to Build American Energy—but It’s Getting Late

It’s Time to Build American Energy—but It’s Getting Late

The energy and technology sectors are merging, the demand for power is surging, and the battle lines that have defined energy policy debates for decades are being overtaken by events. […] The post It’s Time to Build American Energy—but It’s Getting Late appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Political promises collide with a century-old grid as the Pacific Northwest struggles to build green energy

Oregon and Washington pledged to lead the country in renewable power, but a federal bottleneck and lack of investment in transmission lines have left them trailing behind Republican-led states.Tony Schick and Monica Samayoa report for ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting.In short:Since 2015, just one large renewable energy project has been approved for connection to the Northwest’s federal power grid, run by the Bonneville Power Administrat…