PacifiCorp 2007 Integrated Resource Plan (May 30, 2007)

PacifiCorp – 2007 IRPChapter 3 – The Planning EnvironmentFigure 3.3 – Conditional Constraint AreasSource: U.S. Department of Energy, National Electric Transmission Congestion Study, August,2006.Climate ChangeThe EPAct established a Climate Change Technology Advisory Committee to identify statutory,regulatory, economic and other barriers to the commercialization and deployment of technologiesand practices that would reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas production. Additionally,the new law directs the State Department to act as lead agency for integrating into U.S. foreignpolicy the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries, and directs DOE toconduct an inventory of greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies for transfer to developingcountries.56