Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Nov 26, 2018

Climate Change Impacts Will Affect Timing, Volume of River Flows And Hydropower, Study Asserts

Warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers seem likely to be the new normal as the result of climate change, and dam operators need to be ready.

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Integrating energy and the environment in the Columbia River Basin

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The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

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Browse reports and documents relevant to the Council's work on fish and wildlife and energy planning, as well as administrative reports.

Climate Change Impacts Will Affect Timing, Volume of River Flows And Hydropower, Study Asserts

Council Approves Release of Final Methodology for Estimating Energy Efficiency Savings in the Northwest White Paper

With Nesting Area Relocated, Caspian Terns Feast on Fewer Fish in the Columbia River Estuary

California’s 100 Percent Clean Energy Goal