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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- Fish and Wildlife Division Update and Planning (PO) (20)
- Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership: Supporting the Fish & Wildlife Program Since 2004. Jen Bayer, PNAMP Coordinator, USGS (KH) (45)
- Update on Project Review (MF, MH) (30)
- Hydrosystem Categorical Assessment: Overview and Examples (KH, KS, LB) (120)
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:
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