Federal electric power: Western Area Power Administration's Tracy/Livermore Transmission Project

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5046795

The Western Area Power Administration is a Department of Energy agency that markets electric power generated by federal hydroelectric dams in 15 central and western states. Western is planning to construct the Tracy/Livermore transmission line and GAO found no legal basis to question Western's authority on its plan. With a direct tie line, the Livermore Laboratory will have greater flexibility in obtaining its power from other utilities. In addition, the ultimate savings to be realized from the project will depend upon the extent to which a number of events anticipated by Western's analysis in support of building the line actually occur.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 5046795
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-88-19
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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