The enhancement, one of six planned to be completed by May 2023, will enable BPA to hold less generation in reserve, increasing available capacity of the federal power and transmission systems in real time

BPA employees and their partners, including the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, roll up their sleeves and get to work moving rocks, earth and even water, all to save Grande Ronde River salmon in NE Oregon.

The completion of the Coordinated Transmission Agreement helps ensure reliability of the grid while enabling the region to access the EIM.

Sadie Shattuck spends her days visiting substations checking on BPA’s operational communications network. Learn more about Power System Control work.