Past energy conservation achievements

Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, conservation programs in the region produced an average of 1,440 megawatts of energy savings, the equivalent of what 3-5 combustion turbines would produce, and enough to power the cities of Seattle and Eugene.

Since its first Power Plan in 1983, the Council has encouraged conservation development through mechanisms like the model conservation standards that require building codes throughout the Northwest, and more recently, through the adoption of energy efficient technologies and practices. In addition, the Council's 1998 Fourth Power Plan identified 1,535 average megawatts of electricity savings that could be obtained over the next 20 years. These savings are equivalent to the electricity generated by seven typical combustion-turbine power plants, and on average, they cost about two-thirds as much.

One way to acquire conservation is through rate credits that customers receive when they invest in conservation, renewables, or low income weatherization. The Council's Regional Technical Forum (RTF), an advisory committee established in 1996 to develop standardized protocols for verifying and evaluating conservation savings, has assisted the Bonneville Power Administration in the implementation of a conservation and renewable resource rate discount program.

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Conservation
	Past energy conservation achievements Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, conservation programs in the region produced an average of 1,440 megawatts of energy savings, the equivalent of what 3-5 combustion turbines would produce, and enough to power the cities of Seattle and Eugene. Since its first Power Plan in 1983, the Council has encouraged conservation development through mechanisms like the model conservation standards that require building codes throughout the Northwest, and more recently, through the adoption of energy efficient technologies and practices. In addition, the Council's 1998 Fourth Power Plan identified 1,535 average megawatts of electricity savings that could be obtained over the next 20 years. These savings are equivalent to the electricity generated by seven typical combustion-turbine power plants, and on average, they cost about two-thirds as much. One way to acquire conservation is through rate credits that customers receive when they invest in conservation, renewables, or low income weatherization. The Council's Regional Technical Forum (RTF), an advisory committee established in 1996 to develop standardized protocols for verifying and evaluating conservation savings, has assisted the Bonneville Power Administration in the implementation of a conservation and renewable resource rate discount program. What's next?