Western gave the green light to start work on a transmission line and substation to connect the renewable-rich zone south of Phoenix, Ariz., with the Palo Verde market hub, a major electrical trading hub in the western United States.

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Once again the Big Sky Regional Science Bowl saw a terrific turnout of middle and high school teams focused on winning the championship and a trip to Washington, D.C.

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Ridgeview Classical Schools Team 1 from Fort Collins, Colo., won the Rocky Mountain Regional Science Bowl Feb. 2 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. The winning team, advances to the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl finals in Washington, DC, April 25 to 29 to compete against more than 77 other regional winners. Read news release...

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Acting Administrator Anita Decker has announced the selection of Lynn Jeka as the new manager for Western's CRSP Management Center.

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Anita Decker will continue as Western’s Acting Administrator through Feb. 28, pending the selection of a new, permanent Administrator. Decker came to Western in Sept. 2012 from BPA, where she is Chief Operating Officer.