BPA may curtail wind turbines this week amid heavy runoff

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), faced with record rains and above-average snowpack, has adopted a controversial policy that would force wind turbines to shut down in periods of overgeneration by hydropower in the Pacific Northwest.

BPA may curtail wind turbines this week amid heavy runoff
Published 17 May 2011, 00:33Updated 23 September 2016, 12:28
Marine Energy