Council Meeting

October 11 - 12, 2023
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Inn at Eagle Crest, Juniper 2 Meeting Room
1522 Cline Falls Highway
Redmond,
OR

Wednesday, October 11

Power Committee – 9 am (PST) / 10 am (MST) – Juniper 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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  • Power Division Update and Planning: Mid-Term Assessment and Ninth Plan Timeline (JL) (30)
  • Energy Efficiency for Small and Rural Utilities: Dave Moody, BPA, Thomas Elzinga, Central Electric Coop (KS) (75)
  • Revisit Staff Recommendation for OptGen Capital Expansion Model. (JO/JL) (60)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1 pm (PST) / 2 pm (MST) – Juniper 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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Thursday, October 12

Council Meeting – 9 am (PST) / 10 am (MST) – Juniper 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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  9 – 9:15am Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 9:15 – 9:45am Restoring Streamflow in the Deschutes River Basin: Kate Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Deschutes River Conservancy
2. 9:45 – 10:45am Northern Grid Transmission Plan: Chelsea Loomis, Manager of Regional Transmission Planning Services, Western Power Pool.
  10:45 – 11am Break
3. 11 – 11:30am Remarks from Government Affairs Director of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs: Raymond Tsumpti.
4. 11:30am – 12pm 2024 Regional Technical Forum (RTF) Work Plan Approval: Laura Thomas, RTF Manager.
  12 – 1:30pm Lunch
5. 1:30 – 2:15pm Regional Conservation Progress Results: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst and Laura Thomas, RTF Manager.
6. 2:15 – 2:45pm Approval of BPA Provider of Choice comments: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning.
7. 2:45pm Council Business:
  • Council approval for the summary of the September 2023 Council Meeting
  • Authorization to contract for OptGen Module (JO)
  • Authorization to contract with Coates Kokes for communications support (BE)
    Public comment on any issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums. All meetings are recorded.