Generating Electric Power in the Pacific Northwest
Subtitle: Implications of Alernative Technologies
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: November 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9780833032188
Subjects: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Science; Military; Western & Pacific Coast states; Energy; Current Events / American; Electric power production; Northwest, Pacific; Pacific Coast (North America); Planning
First sentence: In the Pacific Northwest region of the United States (which comprises Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana), rivers are abundant, and most electricity-82 percent of installed capacity in 1999, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)-is generated from hydroelectric plants.