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Bonneville Power Administration (2020 Presidential transition): Difference between revisions
Bonneville Power Administration (2020 Presidential transition) (view source)
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[[File:depenergy.png|thumb|Seal of DOE, Parent Organization]] | [[File:depenergy.png|thumb|Seal of DOE, Parent Organization]] | ||
The {{ | The {{W| Bonneville Power Administration}} (Bonneville) supports the {{W| Department of Energy}}’s (DOE) Strategic Plan Objective 4: “Improve electric grid reliability and resilience” of Goal 1, Promote American Energy Dominance. | ||
With Bonneville’s responsibility to serve the majority of the Northwest region’s high voltage needs, Bonneville’s asset management strategy for transmission covers nine primary asset programs including alternating current substations, direct current substations, control centers, power system control, system telecommunications, system protection control, rights-of-way, wood pole lines, and steel lines. The assets within these programs deliver electric power to more than 12 million people. | With Bonneville’s responsibility to serve the majority of the Northwest region’s high voltage needs, Bonneville’s asset management strategy for transmission covers nine primary asset programs including alternating current substations, direct current substations, control centers, power system control, system telecommunications, system protection control, rights-of-way, wood pole lines, and steel lines. The assets within these programs deliver electric power to more than 12 million people. | ||
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== Mission Statement == | == Mission Statement == | ||
As a public service organization, {{ | As a public service organization, {{W| Bonneville Power Administration}}’s mission is to create and deliver the best value for our customers and constituents as we act in concert with others to assure the Pacific Northwest: | ||
* An adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply. | * An adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply. | ||
* A transmission system that is adequate to the task of integrating and transmitting power from Federal and non-federal generating units, providing service to Bonneville’s customers, providing interregional interconnections, and maintaining electrical reliability and stability. | * A transmission system that is adequate to the task of integrating and transmitting power from Federal and non-federal generating units, providing service to Bonneville’s customers, providing interregional interconnections, and maintaining electrical reliability and stability. | ||
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== Critical Events and Action Items == | == Critical Events and Action Items == | ||
=== The Columbia River Treaty === | === The Columbia River Treaty === | ||
The U.S. Government reached consensus on a high-level position for negotiations of the post-2024 future of the Columbia River Treaty in June 2015 and received the authorization to negotiate with Canada on the Columbia River Treaty in October 2016. Government Affairs Canada notified the {{ | The U.S. Government reached consensus on a high-level position for negotiations of the post-2024 future of the Columbia River Treaty in June 2015 and received the authorization to negotiate with Canada on the Columbia River Treaty in October 2016. Government Affairs Canada notified the {{W| U.S. State Department}} (DOS) in December 2017 of Canada’s mandate to negotiate the Columbia River Treaty with the United States. Negotiations began in spring 2018 and continue to date. Both the DOS and Canadian negotiators have discussed shared objectives and exchanged information on flood risk management, hydropower, and ecosystem considerations | ||
=== Regional Electric System Reliability === | === Regional Electric System Reliability === | ||