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1977 |
Western's "originals" work to establish a new agency following passage of the Department of Energy Organization Act |
1990 |
Boulder City and Phoenix offices consolidated |
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1978 |
Hayden-Ault transmission line completed |
1991 |
Energy Planning and Management Program initiated |
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1979 |
Prototype wind turbine installed at Medicine Bow, Wyo. |
1992 |
Advanced Series Compensation Project energized at Kayenta Substation |
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1980 |
Suprevisory control and data acquisition completed for Phoenix Dispatch Office |
1993 |
Craft Training Center established in Montrose |
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1981 |
Conservation and Renewable Energy Program begins |
1994 |
Draft Glen Canyon Environmental Impact Statement released |
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1982 |
First major transmission project completed between Miles City and New Underwood, Mont. |
1995 |
Western Transformation plan rolled out |
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1983 |
Loveland-Fort Collins Marketing Operations complex opens |
1996 |
New policy drafted to support customers' renewable energy efforts |
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1984 |
Management Development Program begins training next generation of leaders |
1997 |
Western begins operating one of NERC's four regional security centers |
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1985 |
Miles City Converter Station links the eastern and western power grids |
1998 |
Western files Open Access Transmission Tariff with FERC |
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1986 |
Western presents paper on converter stations at international symposium |
1999 |
25 Native American tribes sign contracts to receive Western power allocations |
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1987 |
Dignitaries dedicate Sidney (now Virginia Smith) Converter Station |
2000 |
California uses Western power to avoid rolling blackouts on two occasions |
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1988 |
Western issues Record of Decision for California-Oregon Transmission Project |
2001 |
Westerb begins Path 15 Project to improve reliability in California |
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1989 |
Archaeological dig on Kremmling-Windy Gap line yields prehistoric tools |
2002 |
Western installs one-mile span of composite conductor, testing a new technology to improve future transmission reliability |
