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In the Mix: Testing Small Modular Reactors as a Future Energy Source

June 22, 2020
Carol Winkel

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At the June power committee meeting, Senior Policy Analyst Gillian Charles reviewed the primary generating resource reference plants developed for inclusion in the draft 2021 Power Plan and presented the proposed emerging technology reference plant that will be included as a resource option in the plan’s scenario analysis.

Bonneville Power Administration’s Potential for Achieving Energy Efficiency and Demand Response

June 22, 2020
Carol Winkel

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At the June power committee meeting, staff presented an update on the supply curves for energy efficiency and demand response they will use to help analyze the resources available to the BPA in meeting its future obligations.

Council Approves $500,000 for Fish Screen and Hatchery Maintenance

June 18, 2020
John Harrison

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The expenditure is for work outside routine maintenance needs and comes partly from savings in other projects in the Council's fish and wildlife program.

Washington Salmon Recovery Strategy Update

June 18, 2020
John Harrison

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The strategy, adopted in 1999, is being updated to reflect contemporary issues including climate change, predation impacts, water pollution and culverts.

Cold-water Safe Havens for Fish

June 18, 2020
John Harrison

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A plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies cold-water refuges in Columbia River tributaries where adult salmon and steelhead can rest as they migrate from the ocean.

Assessing Future Energy Efficiency

May 21, 2020
Carol Winkel

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At its May meeting, power division staff presented an assessment of the region’s energy efficiency potential that will be used in the 2021 Power Plan’s resource optimization and scenario analysis.

Update on Annual Greenhouse Emissions From the Power Sector

May 20, 2020
Annika Roberts

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Annual carbon emissions from electricity generation in the Northwest have remained mostly flat over the last three years. With three average hydro years in a row, the region has been able to rely on steady, low-carbon energy from hydro, supplemented with primarily natural gas, as well as some coal, wind, and energy efficiency.

Regional Technical Forum 2019 Annual Report

May 20, 2020
Carol Winkel

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The RTF Annual Report was presented at the Council’s May meeting, highlighting the ongoing work to verify energy savings in the Northwest, as well as some new areas to be analyzed.

Draft 2020 Addendum to the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

May 18, 2020
John Harrison

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The geographic scope of the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is vast, from the Pacific Ocean to the mountains and plains of eastern Washington, northern and northeastern Oregon, most of Idaho, and a portion of western Montana.

Construction Projects To Improve Fish Survival Are Winding Down At Corps Of Engineers Dams

May 18, 2020
John Harrison

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The Corps will transition from construction projects in response to direction in the 2008 Biological Opinion to a focus on operations and maintenance, a Corps biologist says.

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