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BPA Names Greg Delwiche to Head Power Services Greg Delwiche will become the Bonneville Power Administration’s new senior vice president for Power Services. Delwiche has served since October 2004 as BPA’s vice president for Environment, Fish and Wildlife and will take over his new position from Paul Norman, who retired last year.
“Greg's depth of experience and high integrity make him well suited to lead Power Services,” said BPA Administrator Steve Wright. “In his current position, he has demonstrated great ability to bring together individuals and groups with strongly held diverging views to reach mutually acceptable solutions. The Columbia Basin Fish Accords are an outstanding example. His negotiation skills are balanced with a thorough understanding of power operations from his previous positions at BPA.”
Delwiche came to BPA in 1992 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and became BPA’s vice president of Generation Asset Management in 1999. His new position at BPA oversees the agency's power operations, including generation, bulk marketing and power rates issues.
“I look forward to rejoining Power Services’ leadership team,” Delwiche said. “It is an exciting time for our industry as fundamental changes are likely to occur with an emphasis on new energy production using climate-friendly power resources. We are also facing changes in how we use electricity, given aggressive energy efficiency goals and potential technological innovations such as with electrical transportation and energy storage. We are fortunate in the Northwest to have a largely carbon-neutral energy resource base with the hydro system and Columbia Generating Station, but our current system by itself will not be sufficient for the region’s growing energy needs.”
As vice president for Environment, Fish and Wildlife, Delwiche oversaw BPA’s responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and the Northwest Power Act. His group also ensures that BPA complies with environmental regulations and minimizes environmental risks from operating and maintaining high-voltage transmission lines.
Delwiche holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil engineering from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, respectively. He lives in (and commutes by bicycle from) northeast Portland. He and his wife have two daughters, one in college and one soon to be. |
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