The Council provides analysis and information about electricity
demands, new technologies and interactions between hydropower and fish.
The Council also has a legal mandate to encourage energy conservation
and efficiency in the Northwest, and to develop a regional power plan.
In the 2010 survey of
regional conservation achievements, the region acquired 254 average
megawatts of savings, far exceeding the Sixth Power Plan target of 200
average megawatts. See
results.
Energy Efficiency Achievements
Energy efficiency is at the heart of the Sixth Power Plan.
See this short
2-pager and
YouTube talk about how far we've come, and where we're going.
Energy efficiency can meet most of the new demand for electricity
over the next 20 years
Investments in efficiency also will
reduce the risk of future electricity shortages, reduce emissions from power
plants to help meet regional carbon-reduction goals and policies, and cost
consumers less than relying solely on new power plants.
Read more.
2010
Conservation Achievements
Northwest Power Plan