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    The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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    The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

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  1. Project Improves Habitat and River Conditions for Fish in Upper Grande Ronde River

    Feb 12, 2021 John Harrison
    A project to restore floodplain habitat is paying off with improved flows, decreased bank erosion, improved water temperatures, and increased production of wild juvenile salmon.

  2. The New Normal for Electricity Markets Conjures Bad Memories; Forewarned, Will We Be Better Prepared?

    May 17, 2019 John Harrison
    Act now to be ready for summer and winter demand peaks in light of coal plant retirements and state polices limiting carbon emissions, experts advise.

  3. Keeping the Lights on While Lowering Emissions

    Feb 15, 2019 Carol Winkel
    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.

  4. Declining Carbon Emissions in the Pacific Northwest

    Jan 23, 2019 Gillian Charles
    2018 emissions should also be low, as electricity demand was down 3 percent from the previous year and water flow was above average.

  5. Council supports DOE selecting a pumped storage site in the Northwest for study

    Jun 27, 2018
    Understanding the potential revenue streams from a specific pumped-storage hydropower project within the region would go a long way toward making pumped-storage a competitive option for future consideration and development.

  6. Can a Heat Pump Water Heater Installed in the Northwest Reduce Emissions Near the Grand Canyon?

    Mar 19, 2018 John Ollis
    Say you live on the West side of the Cascades in Oregon and you just got a brand new heat pump water heater. You know you’re saving about 1,000 kilowatt-hours of energy a year

  7. Trump and Transmission

    Feb 12, 2018 John Harrison
    Trump budget proposal would sell Bonneville's transmission network and sell power at market rates, a big increase for consumers.

  8. What's the Least-cost Way to Lower Northwest Carbon Emissions From the Power System?

    Jan 17, 2018 Carol Winkel
    The most cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions from the power system is to replace coal generation with a combination of energy efficiency, renewable resources, and natural gas projects. And carbon pricing would be more effective than renewable standards in achieving decarbonization.

  9. Water Storage, Water Power

    Sep 19, 2017 John Harrison
    An unusual partnership between an oil company and a state agency aims to provide water for hydropower and also for storage.

  10. Reconnecting a River

    Jul 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Steigerwald Lake floodplain reconnection will improve habitat for migrating juvenile salmon and steelhead.

  11. The I-5 Corridor Transmission Project Decision

    May 18, 2017 Ben Kujala
    Bonneville is taking a step into the future, getting more value out of the existing transmission system by leveraging new technologies and better coordination with its neighbors.

  12. Northwest Carbon Footprint Is Low and Getting Lower

    Dec 21, 2016 Gillian Charles
    The electricity sector is the primary source of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S., followed closely by the transportation sector. Together, they account for close to 70 percent of the nation’s emissions.

  13. Storable Power

    Oct 17, 2016 John Harrison
    Energy storage technologies that hold power and release it when needed can make renewable generation more valuable.

  14. Old Door, New Opening

    Oct 6, 2016 John Harrison
    An old irrigation diversion in the Lostine River is replaced with a modern design, opening access to habitat for spring Chinook salmon, summer steelhead, bull trout and other species.

  15. Montana Wind Generates More Power When The Region Needs It, But Can We Get It?

    Aug 17, 2016 John Ollis
    Of the nearly 8,700 megawatts of wind generation in the region, under 700 megawatts are in Montana and just over 5,700 megawatts of wind power is sited in the Columbia Gorge. If Montana’s wind resource is so promising, why isn’t there more?

  16. Council OKs Salmon Habitat Proposal Above Grand Coulee

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    In a step toward assessing the potential for habitat to support salmon and steelhead above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, the Council voted to support a research proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
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