power plants /tags/power-plants power plants en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:19:58 GMT Draft plan outlines how power will get from offshore wind farms in Northern California to the grid /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-15/draft-plan-outlines-how-power-will-get-from-offshore-wind-farms-in-northern-california-to-the-grid A draft plan estimates it could cost up to $4.5 billion dollars to connect a future offshore wind energy project on the Northern California coast with the rest of the state’s electric grid. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:19:58 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-15/draft-plan-outlines-how-power-will-get-from-offshore-wind-farms-in-northern-california-to-the-grid Roman Battaglia Regional electricity demand projected to rise nearly 25% in next decade /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-07/regional-electricity-demand-projected-to-rise-nearly-25-in-next-decade The Northwest could see record growth in electricity consumption driven largely by increased demand from industry, a trade group finds. Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:44:44 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-07/regional-electricity-demand-projected-to-rise-nearly-25-in-next-decade Alex Baumhardt Oregon climate program draws fire for leaving out natural gas power plants /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-07/oregon-climate-program-draws-fire-for-leaving-out-natural-gas-power-plants Oregon’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through a new Climate Protection Program are facing criticism for leaving out natural gas power plants. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:16:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-07/oregon-climate-program-draws-fire-for-leaving-out-natural-gas-power-plants Cassandra Profita Reconsidering Nuclear Power /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-09-23/reconsidering-nuclear-power You can say this about nuclear power plants: no carbon emissions. But is that enough to make them a viable option in a world attempting to cut emissions… Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:32:34 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-09-23/reconsidering-nuclear-power Geoffrey Riley Humboldt Looks At Options For Locally-Produced Power /environment-energy-and-transportation/2016-05-03/humboldt-looks-at-options-for-locally-produced-power Humboldt County, California is wrestling with a choice of energy futures. Until recently, one-third of the county’s energy production came from burning… Tue, 03 May 2016 23:30:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2016-05-03/humboldt-looks-at-options-for-locally-produced-power