Bonneville Power Administration unveils plans for $3B in grid upgrades

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The Bonneville Power Administration on Tuesday identified roughly $3 billion of transmission line and substation projects it said would be key for accommodating growing electricity demand and the expansion of wind and solar power.

Bonneville, the largest supplier of electricity in the Pacific Northwest, is outlining the infrastructure plans as electricity demand is expected to rise substantially in the years ahead and as Washington is pressing to get more power from renewable sources.

The 13 proposed projects are in the early stages of development and must undergo preliminary engineering and environmental reviews before final decisions are made about whether to move ahead with construction, the agency said in a statement.

They would be in addition to other projects BPA put forward in July 2023.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/bonneville-power-administration-unveils-plans-for-3b-in-grid-upgrades/

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1. Bonneville's power mix:

Hydro: 54%
Wind: 10%
Nuclear: 8%
Gas: 6%

https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/US-NW-BPAT

Additional demand will likely be met with natural gas and wind, which will increase the overall carbon intensity of the system.

In practice the wind power industry serves mostly as greenwash for the filthy natural gas industry and will only prolong our dependence on natural gas.

Overall, the carbon intensity of the U.S. Pacific Northwest electrical grid is about four times that of nuclear powered France.