FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan.1, 2000, 1:30 a.m. MST
CONTACT: Leslie Peterson
720-962-7052 peterson@wapa.gov
LAKEWOOD, Colo.- Western's Sierra Nevada Region crossed the threshold to the new year without any significant Y2K problems-and without any significant weather or equipment-related problems as well. Located in the Pacific Time Zone, Sierra Nevada Region was the last of the agency's four regions to pass through the rollover without a hitch.
As the rollover came and went without problems, staff at Western's power dispatch centers cheered with their California-based co-workers. "We've had a lot of people put their hearts and souls into solving the Y2K threat. Their hard work, and the work of their co-workers in the power and other service industries, ensured a smooth start for this new millennium," said Sierra Nevada Regional Manager Jerry Toenyes.
Sierra Nevada Region operates 855 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, 15 substations and 16 communication sites. Dispatchers at the region's office in Folsom, Calif., also direct generation at 11 California hydropower plants owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Western Area Power Administration annually markets and transmits more than 10,000 megawatts of power from hydroelectric powerplants owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 15 central and Western states.
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