Power of the River: The Continuing Legacy of the Bonneville Power Administration in the Pacific Northwest.

摘要

This book, issued for BPA's 75th anniversary, picks up roughly where that volume left off. It begins with the 1980 passage of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, usually called the Northwest Power Act, a milestone that reshaped the region's energy picture and has influenced BPA's course ever since. The story then covers BPA's march to the millennium and beyond. Along the way, BPA faced historic droughts, regional power shortages, blackouts, economic recessions, political upheavals, loss of market share and landmark environmental litigation. At one point, the agency even teetered at the edge of financial collapse. But there is a priceless legacy in this story, not just a silver lining but a golden one. That legacy is a strong and resilient BPA, its dedicated staff as committed as ever to the stewardship of the Northwest treasure that is the Columbia River and the amazing power it provides. It is a trust BPA shares with Northwest states, tribes, customers, federal partners and many others. No matter how daunting the task, the people of BPA have held true to their charge of preserving, protecting and enhancing the environmental and economic value of the federal hydroelectric and transmission systems that grew from great national vision 75 years ago. Though their names are too numerous to mention, their individual deeds too many to recount, each and every BPA employee had a hand in that success.