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December 6, 2025

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

SPP
SPP Launches Markets+ Phase 2 With $150M Secured
SPP secured $150 million in financing and entered the second phase of development for its day-ahead market Markets+, the grid operator announced.
PacifiCorp
Northwest Summers Now Include ‘Huge’ Energy Flows from California

Portland General Electric told Oregon regulators that after decades of electricity flowing from north to south through its system during the summer, the flow on a typical summer day has reversed.

NW Council
NWPCC Appoints Former BPA Official as New Executive Director
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council hired Peter Cogswell, the former director of intergovernmental affairs at BPA, as its next executive director.
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Industry Sees Challenges as BPA Considers ‘Radical’ Updates to Transmission Planning
The Bonneville Power Administration faces monumental challenges in implementing actions to meet the Pacific Northwest’s needs once it lifts its pause on transmission planning.
BPA
Trump Directs Feds to Withdraw from Deal on Snake River Dams

President Trump issued a memo directing the federal government to withdraw from a deal with four tribes and two states that considered the future operation of four dams on the Lower Snake River and eventually could have led to their breach.

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Industry Needs ‘New Planning Paradigm,’ BPA Chief Tells Regulators

BPA CEO John Hairston’s keynote at the annual meeting of the WCPSC spotlighted a theme that would dominate discussion at the event: the looming prospect of overwhelming growth in electricity demand in the West and across the U.S.

Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Predicts Energy Deficits Over Next 10 Years

The Bonneville Power Administration predicts even steeper energy deficits among its network of dams under firm conditions compared to predictions from 2024.

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California’s ‘Pathways’ Bill Heading to Senate Floor

A California bill to implement the West Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Step 2 proposal is headed to the floor of the state Senate after being approved by the body’s Appropriations Committee.

SPP
SPP Readies Participants for Next Phase of Markets+
SPP is preparing participants for the next phase of Markets+ development, when stakeholders will build the day-ahead market's systems, processes and procedures.
Energy Northwest
BPA Approves $700M Plan to Boost Columbia Generating Station Output
BPA approved a $700 million plan to increase the output of the Pacific Northwest’s only commercial nuclear plant by 162 MW by 2031.

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