It identifies the relationship between electrical components and real and reactive power and how that relationship affects network efficiency. The electricity utility industry is being transformed by a combination of technological, market and regulatory changes. Legislation is being considered at both the state and national level, and utilities, marketers, independent power producers, customers and others are responding to the transformation of the industry. As people have discussed the effects of this transformation, a number of issues have arisen. The staff of the Council have attempted to explain some of these issues in the short papers presented here.
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A whole new utility world is in the making, and its effects are still being determined. The Draft Fourth Northwest Power Plan, released in 1996 by the Northwest Power Planning Council, describes the transition and suggests directions the region may take in response. The Draft Plan will be finalized in spring 1997. This Addendum to the draft power plan updates information that has changed since the release of the draft plan, incorporates recommendations from the Comprehensive Review Steering Committee and suggests ways to implement those recommendations. This report is one of the products that resulted from a study of efficiency opportunities in the microelectronics industry.