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    • Fish and Wildlife Planning
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  • Fish and Wildlife

    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.

    Fish & Wildlife overview

    The Fish and Wildlife Program

    • 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Subbasin Plans
    • Project Reviews and Recommendations

    Independent Review Groups

    • Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)
    • Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)
    • Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)

    Forums and Workgroups

    • O&M Strategic Plan and Subcommittee Workgroup
    • Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
    • Regional Coordination
    • Science and Policy Exchange
    • Toxics Workgroup

    Topics

    • Adaptive Management
    • Anadromous Fish Mitigation
    • Blocked Areas
    • High-level Indicators
    • Predation
    • Protected Areas
    • Research Plan
    • Resource Tools and Maps
    • Sturgeon
  • Energy

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

    Energy overview

    THE SEVENTH NORTHWEST POWER PLAN

    • The Seventh Power Plan
    • Planning Process and Past Power Plans

    TECHNICAL TOOLS AND MODELS

    • Regional Portfolio Model
    • Generation Evaluation System Model (GENESYS)

    Energy Advisory Committees

    • Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
    • Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Natural Gas Advisory Committee
    • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
    • System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Regional Technical Forum
    • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
    • Resource Strategies Advisory Committee (Not Active)

    Energy Topics

    • Energy Efficiency
    • Demand Response
    • Power Supply
    • Resource Adequacy
    • Energy Storage

    Energy Forums and Workgroups

    • Pacific NW Demand Response Project
    • Northwest Wind Integration Forum (Archive)
  • Meetings
    See next Council meeting August 14 - 15, 2018 in Portland › See previous Council meeting ›

    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • May 2018 Fri 11
      1:30 pm—3:00 pm GRAC Webinar
    • Jun 2018 Tue 05
      Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Jun 2018 Mon 11
      Regional Coordination Forum
    • Jun 2018 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • Jun 2018 Thu 14
      RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Jun 2018 Tue 19
      Pacific NW Demand Response Project Meeting
    • Jun 2018 Wed 20
      Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Jun 2018 Wed 27
      9:00 am—12:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Jul 2018 Tue Wed 10 - 11
      Council Meeting
    • Jul 2018 Thu 26
      9:00 am—12:00 pm GENESYS Redevelopment Overview Meeting
    • Aug 2018 Mon 13
      2:00 pm—3:30 pm Asset Management Subcommittee Meeting
    • Aug 2018 Tue Wed 14 - 15
      Council Meeting
    • Aug 2018 Mon Tue 27 - 28
      Research Project Presentations
    • Sep 2018 Wed 05
      RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2018 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
    • Sep 2018 Thu 20
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Oct 2018 Tue Wed 09 - 10
      Council Meeting
    • Nov 2018 Tue Wed 13 - 14
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2018 Wed 05
      RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2018 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
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  • Reports and Documents

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

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    • Power Plan
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    • Subbasin Plans
    • Financial Reports
    • Independent Scientific Advisory Board
    • Independent Scientific Review Panel
    • Independent Economic Analysis Board

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Latest Energy News

  1. Connecting Montana's Wind Generation to the Grid

    Bringing Montana's wind power to Northwest utilities looks promising; tapping into the existing capacity of the grid will help.

  2. The State of Research for Planning the Future of the Power Grid

    I recently had the pleasure of attending the Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS) conference in Boise, ID. The conference brought some of the brightest minds together to explore how computer models and mathematics can help keep the lights on.

  3. An Economic Approach to Electricity Adequacy

    Council power division staff authored a paper on a methodology to determine what types of resources are most cost-effective with respect to maintaining adequacy; energy efficiency and demand response are more cost-effective than gas-fired plants for meeting peak demand.

  4. Council supports DOE selecting a pumped storage site in the Northwest for study

    Understanding the potential revenue streams from a specific pumped-storage hydropower project within the region would go a long way toward making pumped-storage a competitive option for future consideration and development.

Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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  • Jan 2003 Tue 21
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Feb 2006 Fri 24
    Demand Response Workshop
  • Dec 2006 Tue 05
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2007 Tue 26
    Demand Forecast Meeting
  • Jun 2007 Wed 27
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2008 Fri 27
    Demand Forecast Meeting
  • Jul 2008 Thu 17
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Aug 2008 Fri 15
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Aug 2008 Thu 21
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Sep 2008 Thu 25
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Oct 2008 Thu 23
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Dec 2008 Wed 03
    Demand Forecast Meeting
  • Dec 2008 Thu 18
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jan 2009 Thu 22
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2009 Thu 12
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2009 Thu 26
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2009 Fri 17
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • May 2009 Wed 06
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2009 Fri 19
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2009 Wed 24
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jul 2009 Thu 02
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Dec 2010 Thu 02
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Feb 2011 Wed 02
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • May 2011 Thu 19
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2011 Thu 16
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Sep 2011 Tue 27
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Nov 2012 Mon 19
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jan 2013 Fri 25
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • May 2013 Thu 23
    Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2013 Fri 07
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2013 Thu 20
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Aug 2013 Wed 21
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Aug 2013 Fri 23
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Oct 2013 Wed 16
    Generation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Nov 2013 Thu 14
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Nov 2013 Wed 20
    Resource Adequacy Advisory Technical Committee
  • Nov 2013 Thu 21
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Jan 2014 Wed 15
    Resource Strategies Advisory Committee
  • Feb 2014 Fri 21
    SAAC Committee Meeting - RPM RFP
  • Feb 2014 Thu 27
    Generation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Mar 2014 Fri 21
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2014 Fri 04
    RAAC Steering Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2014 Fri 25
    RAAC Steering Committee Conf. Call
  • May 2014 Wed 28
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2014 Wed 04
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2014 Fri 06
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2014 Thu 26
    Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
  • Oct 2014 Thu 02
    GRAC Meeting - October 2, 2014
  • Oct 2014 Fri 03
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Oct 2014 Thu 09
    Resource Adequacy Advisory Technical Committee
  • Oct 2014 Wed 29
    Resource Strategies Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Nov 2014 Mon 03
    System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • Nov 2014 Fri 07
    Demand Forecast Advisory Committee GRAC - Utility-scale Solar PV Discussion
  • Nov 2014 Thu 13
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Nov 2014 Mon 17
    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee, Steering Committee
  • Nov 2014 Wed 19
    GRAC Hydropower Potential Scoping Study Results Webinar
  • Dec 2014 Wed 17
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Dec 2014 Thu 18
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Jan 2015 Fri 16
    CRAC Webinar
  • Jan 2015 Tue 27
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Jan 2015 Wed 28
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Jan 2015 Fri 30
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Feb 2015 Thu 12
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Feb 2015 Wed 25
    PNW Demand Response Project Meeting
  • Feb 2015 Thu 26
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Mar 2015 Mon 09
    RAAC Steering Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2015 Thu 12
    Resource Strategies Advisory Committee
  • Mar 2015 Tue 24
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Mar 2015 Fri 27
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2015 Fri 17
    SAAC and RAAC Tech Combined Meeting
  • Apr 2015 Thu 23
    System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • Apr 2015 Wed 29
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • May 2015 Fri 01
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee RAAC Steering Committee Webinar
  • May 2015 Thu 21
    SAAC Webinar
  • Jun 2015 Fri 05
    Resource Strategies Advisory Committee
  • Jun 2015 Tue 23
    SAAC Webinar
  • Jun 2015 Wed 24
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Aug 2015 Tue 04
    SAAC Meeting
  • Aug 2015 Tue 25
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Sep 2015 Tue 01
    Generation Resources Advisory Committee WEBINAR
  • Sep 2015 Wed 02
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Sep 2015 Wed 09
    Resource Strategies Advisory Committee
  • Jan 2016 Thu 28
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2016 Thu 17
    GENESYS Redevelopment Review Meeting
  • Mar 2016 Fri 18
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2016 Fri 25
    RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
  • Apr 2016 Thu 21
    RAAC Technical Committee WEBINAR
  • May 2016 Tue 24
    RAAC Technical Committee WEBINAR
  • Jun 2016 Wed 08
    RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
  • Jul 2016 Fri 08
    Demand Forecast Advisory Committee Webinar
  • Jul 2016 Tue 26
    RAAC Technical Committee WEBINAR
  • Aug 2016 Fri 26
    GENESYS Redevelopment Review Meeting
  • Nov 2016 Tue 01
    RAAC Tech/DFAC Combined Meeting
  • Nov 2016 Mon 07
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Dec 2016 Thu 01
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Dec 2016 Thu 08
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2017 Wed 01
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2017 Wed 08
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2017 Thu 16
    Generation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2017 Thu 30
    RAAC Steering Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2017 Wed 19
    RAAC Technical Committee WEBINAR
  • May 2017 Thu 04
    RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
  • May 2017 Thu 18
    Generation Resources Advisory Committee WEBINAR
  • Jun 2017 Wed 07
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2017 Fri 16
    Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Aug 2017 Wed 23
    System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Sep 2017 Thu 07
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Sep 2017 Thu 14
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Sep 2017 Wed 20
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Oct 2017 Fri 06
    System Analysis Advisory Committee WEBINAR
  • Nov 2017 Thu 02
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Dec 2017 Wed 06
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Dec 2017 Thu 07
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Jan 2018 Tue 23
    RAAC Steering Committee
  • Feb 2018 Wed 21
    GRAC Webinar
  • Mar 2018 Wed 07
    RAAC Technical Committee Meeting
  • Mar 2018 Thu 15
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Apr 2018 Wed 04
    RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
  • Apr 2018 Thu 26
    Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • May 2018 Fri 11
    1:30 pm—3:00 pm GRAC Webinar
  • Jun 2018 Tue 05
    Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2018 Tue 19
    Pacific NW Demand Response Project Meeting
  • Jun 2018 Wed 20
    Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Jun 2018 Wed 27
    9:00 am—12:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • Jul 2018 Thu 26
    9:00 am—12:00 pm GENESYS Redevelopment Overview Meeting
  • Sep 2018 Thu 20
    9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee Meeting
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