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The Northwest’s Regional Power Plan: Its Role in Securing Our Power Supply

April 11, 2019
Mark Walker

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The Pacific Northwest’s approach to energy planning is different from just about everywhere else in the world: It is a regionally coordinated, public process where everyone can help decide how we meet our energy needs.

Registration Opens For September International Columbia River Conference

March 14, 2019

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The conference in Kimberley, British Columbia, will address key issues including the Columbia River Treaty and climate change, and is being co-hosted by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.

As More States Become Eligible, Competition For Funding For Invasive Mussel Watercraft Inspections Could Increase

March 08, 2019
John Harrison

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While federal funding to inspect watercraft entering the four Northwest states is secure for 2019, beginning in 2020 a dozen more states will be eligible.

Keeping the Lights on While Lowering Emissions

February 15, 2019
Carol Winkel

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Study finds it's possible to maintain resource adequacy for a deeply decarbonized grid, as long as sufficient firm capacity is available during periods of low wind, solar, and hydro production.

Register Now for Efficiency Exchange 2019

February 13, 2019

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The conference is the premier networking and learning conference for energy efficiency professionals in the Northwest.

Declining Carbon Emissions in the Pacific Northwest

January 23, 2019
Gillian Charles

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2018 emissions should also be low, as electricity demand was down 3 percent from the previous year and water flow was above average.

California’s 100 Percent Clean Energy Act, Part 2

January 17, 2019
Gillian Charles

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The Council's preliminary analysis sheds light on the implications of California’s new legislation in terms of resource development, carbon emissions, and wholesale electricity prices in the Pacific Northwest and greater West-wide region.

Climate Change Impacts on Electricity Loads and Hydropower Generation

January 07, 2019
Carol Winkel

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A recently published paper by Council analysts explores how climate-driven variations in both energy demand and water availability affect the power system and risk of power shortfalls in the Pacific Northwest.

State of the Regional Economy and Energy Markets in 2017

December 13, 2018
Carol Winkel

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The regional economy continued to grow in 2017, while an exceptionally cold winter and warm summer helped to push electricity sales higher.

Climate Change Impacts Will Affect Timing, Volume of River Flows And Hydropower, Study Asserts

November 26, 2018

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Warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers seem likely to be the new normal as the result of climate change, and dam operators need to be ready.

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