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Video Interview: Solar Power, Electricity Prices, and What Modeling is Saying About the Future Power Supply

May 11, 2021

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Modeling for the 2021 Power Plan by the Council’s power planning staff is producing some interesting results and raising some intriguing questions.

Modeling for Next Northwest Power Plan Indicates Revolutionary Changes in the Future Power Supply

April 14, 2021
John Harrison

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In addition to the many challenges of the pandemic, 2020 was a year that the results of modeling for the Council’s next Northwest power plan predicted an energy future that is distinctly different than the past.

Emerging Trends from Scenario Analysis Modeling

February 18, 2021
Carol Winkel

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Reducing carbon will transform the power system

Wholesale Electricity Prices Come Into Focus

December 04, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Throughout the West, retiring coal plants and a plethora of clean energy policies in states, municipalities, and utilities have changed how electricity markets function, adding even more uncertainty to an already challenging enterprise: forecasting the future.

Electricity Price Forecast Trends: Lots of Renewables as Clean Energy Policies Drive Resource Development

August 25, 2020
Carol Winkel

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At the Council’s August power committee meeting, John Ollis presented the preliminary findings of the Council’s wholesale electricity price forecast. The forecast is used in developing the Council’s resource strategy for its regional power plan.

Gauging the Impact of Upstream Methane Leaks

June 22, 2020
Carol Winkel

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At its June Council meeting, Principal Analyst Steven Simmons presented the staff’s recommendation for emission inputs from natural gas and coal production, which will be used in developing the Council’s 2021 Power Plan.

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.

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.

Accounting for Climate Change in the 2021 Power Plan

April 27, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Climate change affects many aspects of the Council’s analysis for its upcoming regional power plan. At its April meeting, staff reviewed how warming weather will be addressed in analyzing future resource development and energy efficiency.

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