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Title: Non-Federal Participation in AC Intertie : Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1: Environmental Analysis.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10119267· OSTI ID:10119267

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is considering action in two areas: (1) non-Federal access to the AC Intertie, and, (2) BPA Intertie marketing. BPA`s preferred alternative for non-Federal access is the Capacity Ownership alternative combined with the Increased Assured Delivery -- Access for Non-Scheduling Utilities alternative; the preferred alternative for BPA Intertie marketing is the Federal Marketing and Joint Ventures alternative. BPA considered these two areas previously in its Intertie Development and Use EIS of April 1988. The EIS resulted in BPA decisions to participate in the construction of the Third AC Intertie, to allow non-Federal access to BPA`s share of the Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest (PNW-PSW) Intertie (AC and DC lines) pursuant to a Long-Term Intertie Access Policy (LTIAP), and to pursue BPA`s export marketing alternative. The decision on allowing direct financial non-Federal participation in the Third AC line was deferred to a later, separate process, examined here. Also, BPA`s export marketing objectives must now be examined in view of changed operations of Columbia River hydro facilities for improved fish survival.

Research Organization:
USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10119267
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-2105; DOE/EIS-0145; ON: DE94006093; TRN: 94:003554
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English