BPA drops plan for Oregon-Washington transmission line

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bonneville Power Administration has scrapped its controversial plan to build a high-voltage transmission line near Portland. BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer announced the decision Thursday, citing the increasing cost and other factors. The 80-mile-long, 500-kilovolt line would have run from Castle Rock, Washington, to Troutdale, Oregon. The BPA said the line, first […]