Monica Samayoa
Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
Oregon and Washington are nowhere near achieving their clean energy goals. The dramatic consequences are already being felt.
by Tony Schick and Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting,
Local Reporting Network
Liberal Oregon and Washington Vowed to Pioneer Green Energy. Almost Every Other State Is Beating Them.
The Northwest states passed aggressive goals to decarbonize the 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.
by Tony Schick and Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting,
Local Reporting Network