• Meetings are recorded
  • The Public Affairs Committee will meet on Wednesday August 10
  • The Fish and Wildlife Committee meeting has been rescheduled to meet on August 30th

Tuesday, August 16

Power Committee – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT)

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  • Update on GENESYS Model Assumptions Refinement Process, JO+ (30 min)
  • Update on Annual Study Progress and Discussion on Direction, JO/JL (60 min)
    • Adequacy Study Scope and Feedback from RAAC, JF
    • Initial Build Out for Electricity Price Forecast, JO
  • Update on Offshore Wind, DHBG, AM (30 min)

Council Meeting – 3pm (PDT) / 4pm (MDT)

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3 – 4pm Energy Strategies Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD) Study sponsored by NW Energy Coalition: Keegan Moyer, Energy Strategies

Wednesday, August 17

Council Meeting continued – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT)

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  9 – 9:15am Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee and Louie Pitt Jr., chair, public affairs committee.

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9:15 – 9:45am Update on Federal Energy Efficiency Standards: Kevin Smit, Senior Energy Analyst.

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9:45 – 10:30am Status of Western Resource Adequacy Program: Sarah Edmonds, President, Western Power Pool.
  10:10 – 10:30am Break - adjusted day of meeting, Council agenda ran early

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10:30am – 12:15pm Lower Snake River Dam (LSRD) Studies presented by Energy GPS: Tim Belden, Steve Edburg, Energy GPS.

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12:15pm Council Business:      
  • Council approval of the July 2022 Council Meeting minutes
  • Decision on End Use Load Scoping RFP
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