April 9, 1980. Max Baucus, Democratic senator of Montana, challenges Bonneville Power Administration?s (BPA) plan to build transmission lines through the western part of Montana. The lines would carry 500-kilovolts…

April 15, 1980. This article charts some discrepancies that arose in the late 1970s between the amounts that the nation?s largest power companies charged for federal income taxes and the…

April 18, 1980. This article cites an internal memo of the Bonneville Power Administration, which suggests that the BPA probably wouldn?t have enough power to service all its customers due…

April 20, 1980. This article, documenting what was an ongoing debate over electrical utilities in the Pacific Northwest, points to how expected energy shortages of the time were potential roadblocks…

April 21, 1980. This article concludes a series ran on the Bonneville Power administration ? the federal agency originally in charge of supplying hydroelectric power and determining its market value….

February 15, 1980. This article provides a recap on how the aluminum industry borrowed power from the Bonneville Power Administration in late 1979, during a time when the BPA and…

March 1, 1980. This brief article addresses an 11-day labor dispute of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The dispute idled 2300 workers and occurred because pipe-fitters allegedly tore out…

March 11, 1980. In this excerpt from the Congressional Record, Hon. Al Swift addresses the U.S. House of Representatives on energy-related concerns in the Pacific Northwest. He calls attention to…

Hon. Don Bonker offers his opinions on the Northwest Regional Power Bill and how imperative it would be for Congress to pass it. He also levels a degree of criticism…

March 18, 1980. This short article cites expected electricity shortages for the PNW during the 1980 ? 1990 decade. Predictions are based upon calculations that include the rate of growth…