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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.

Demand Response Potential

March 19, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Demand response is the voluntary and temporary reduction in consumers' electricity use when the power system is stressed, and it's one of the ways the region can meet its peak electricity loads.

Potential for Strong Energy Efficiency Savings

March 18, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Cost-effective energy efficiency is the priority resource in the Council's regional power plan, and it's now the region's second largest resource after hydropower.

Rollback of Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs Creates Challenges in Setting Efficiency Targets for 2021 Power Plan

February 26, 2020
Annika Roberts

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The past two years have seen upheaval around federal efficiency standards for several appliances, including dishwashers and clothes washers, but especially for lightbulbs.

Exploring Key Power Supply Questions Through Scenario Analysis

February 26, 2020
Ben Kujala

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The Council’s regional power plan is not just an opinion of how the region should supply electricity. It is a strategy developed through a rigorous analytical process, conducted in the public sphere, where interested parties are invited to participate.

Lower Load Growth is Forecast Over the Next 30 Years

February 24, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Demand for electricity in the Northwest is expected to remain low over the next 20-30 years, thanks in part to the growing use of on-site solar generation at homes and businesses.

Assessing Geothermal Energy Potential

February 20, 2020
Carol Winkel

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The Pacific Northwest is literally a hotbed of geothermal activity. Part of the so-called Ring of Fire, an area of volcanoes and seismic activity, with hot spots deep within the Earth's mantle, the region is a prime location for geothermal energy.

Imagining the Future to Prepare for It

July 31, 2019
Ben Kujala

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Scenarios provide critical information to aid the region in navigating through a volatile and uncertain energy future.

Climate Change in the 2021 Power Plan

June 13, 2019
Carol Winkel

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How to incorporate climate change impacts in the Northwest power plan is a big question. The Council hosted a workshop on modeling climate change and presented its proposed approach.

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.

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