Council Seeks Candidates to Serve on Its Independent Advisory Boards
- January 24, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Qualified individuals are invited to serve on the following boards:
News
Resource Strategies Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting
- January 24, 2014
- Carol Winkel
The Council's Resource Strategies Advisory Committee held its first meeting in January. The committee, which brings together a diverse range of interests, will advise the Council, its power commitee, and staff on regional power resource strategies and related matters during
Low Load Growth, and What It Means for Utilities
- January 21, 2014
- Carol Winkel
The conventional wisdom of the past few years has been that the region's power system is becoming capacity constrained in part because of growing peak loads. But does the data support this perception?
Weathering a Cold Snap
- January 17, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Last month's cold weather, which put water pipes to the test, was also an opportunity to see how well the region's power system fared during an extended period of extreme temperatures.
Oregon, Montana will lead Power Council
- January 15, 2014
- John Harrison
Energy Efficiency Now the Northwest's Second Largest Resource, and Growing
- January 15, 2014
- John Harrison
Google to Acquire Nest
- January 13, 2014
Google has announced that it will acquire Nest. Nest sells a smart thermostat that can use wifi to connect to central servers and respond to utility requests for demand response. See press release.
Climate change and the Power Council
- January 09, 2014
- John Harrison
Experts reach different conclusions about value of nuclear plant
- December 20, 2013
- John Harrison
Issues For Next Fish And Wildlife Program Include Dams, Hatcheries, Invasive Species
- December 18, 2013
- John Harrison
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