Renewable Energy Gets Its Second Wind
- August 22, 2018
- Carol Winkel
Wind and solar generation development is on the rise, thanks to declining costs
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Region Exceeds Two-Year Benchmark for Energy Efficiency
- August 15, 2018
- Jennifer Light
In 2016 and 2017, the region achieved 404 average megawatts of electric energy efficiency savings, exceeding the first two-year efficiency target in the Council’s Seventh Northwest Power Plan (2016).
Region exceeds Council's two-year benchmark for energy efficiency
- August 15, 2018
In 2016 and 2017, the region achieved 404 average megawatts of electric energy efficiency savings, exceeding the first two-year efficiency target in the Council’s Seventh Northwest Power Plan (2016).
Council reports on 2017 Bonneville Power Administration Fish and Wildlife Costs
- August 06, 2018
- John Harrison
For Fiscal Year 2017, the Bonneville Power Administration reported fish and wildlife costs totaling $450 million.
Risch/Cantwell Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Salmon, Bolster Existing Laws to Manage Sea Lion Populations Passes Key Senate Committee
- August 01, 2018
- Carol Winkel
Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act would help restore endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead populations through science-based management of sea lions
Montana Steps Up Fight Against Invasive Mussels
- July 16, 2018
- John Harrison
Montana is on the front line in the war against two species of invasive freshwater mussels, zebras and quaggas, which can cause enormous damage to underwater equipment with blankets of hard, calciferous shells.
BPA Identifies First Potential Cuts in Budget for Council's Fish and Wildlife Program
- July 16, 2018
- John Harrison
The Bonneville Power Administration is identifying potential cuts in the budget of the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, including so far to water acquisitions and a net-pen salmon production program.
Connecting Montana's Wind Generation to the Grid
- July 16, 2018
- Carol Winkel
Bringing Montana's wind power to Northwest utilities looks promising; tapping into the existing capacity of the grid will help.
The State of Research for Planning the Future of the Power Grid
- July 03, 2018
- Ben Kujala
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.
An Economic Approach to Electricity Adequacy
- July 03, 2018
- Carol Winkel
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.
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