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Pacific Northwest Power Grid Hurtles Toward 9 GW Shortfall by 2030 as Load Growth Outpaces New Builds

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E3 study commissioned by 22 regional utilities warns that data centers, electrification and coal retirements are colliding with institutional barriers that have stalled generation development across Washington and Oregon. The Pacific Northwest's electricity system is barreling toward a reliability cliff. A new study from Energy+Environmental Economics, commissioned by a coalition of 22 utilities and generation […]

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