Title
Unconventional Power: Energy Efficiency and Environmental Rehabilitation Under the Northwest Power Act
Publication Date
1991
Keywords
energy efficiency, Hydropower, Northwest Power Act, nuclear power, power plant
Journal or Book Title
Annual Review of Energy and the Environment
Pages
337-364
Volume
16
COinS
Comments
No abstract. Summary: In the crucible of the cancellation of two uncompleted nuclear power plants in Washington state during the 1980's, the Northwest also innovated, pioneered electric-energy conservation programs and environmental rehabilitation on an unprecedented scale. The vehicle through which these inventions occurred is a statute enacted in 1980 by the U.S. Congress, called the Northwest Power Act. This article reviews these developments and comments on their implications for energy more broadly.