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Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
May 15, 2009

Northwest Power and Conservation Council
851 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
(503) 222-5161

9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions (Tom Eckman)
Approval of April 17th Meeting Notes (14ok Word) and Agenda (200k Word)
Update on Draft 6th Plan Status
10:00 AM Preliminary BPA Review of 6th Plan Supply Curves (Lauren Gage, BPA)
>> Presentation (70k PowerPoint)
10:30 AM Presentation and Discussion of Draft 6th Plan Portfolio Model Results and Conservation Development Rates (Eckman, Charles Grist)
>> Presentation (1m PowerPoint)
>> Target Allocations (200k Word)
11:30 AM Work Session on Alternative Strategies to Meet the Pace of Conservation Acquisition in Draft 6th Plan Portfolios (Grist, Eckman)
12:00 PM Lunch - on your own
1:15 PM Continuation on Work Session on Alternative Strategies to Meet the Pace of Conservation Acquisition in Draft 6th Plan Portfolios (Grist, Eckman)
1:45 PM Review and Discussion of Draft 6th Plan Action Plan for Conservation (Eckman, Grist)
>> Draft Conservation Action Plan Items (100k Word)
>> Proposed language on distribution system efficiency (60k Word) - Bob Balzar, Seattle City Light
2:45 PM Discussion of Need for and Contents of “Cost-Effectiveness Guidebook for Program Operators” (Eckman, Grist)
>> Understanding Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Programs: Best Practices, Technical Methods, and Emerging Issues for Policy-Makers (1m PDF)
3:30 PM Adjourn
Background Materials:
>> Extreme Efficiency: How Far Can We Go If We Really Need To? (100k Word) David B. Goldstein, Ph.D., NRDC