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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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News

  1. Columbia River Estuary Projects Are Improving Habitat For Migrating Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead

    Mar 20, 2020 John Harrison
    More than 14,000 acres of floodplain have been opened, including 500 acres in 2019 alone.

  2. Fish and Wildlife Program Cost Savings Help Pay For Fish Screen Repairs

    Nov 15, 2019 John Harrison
    Submerged for nearly 30 years, an irrigation canal's fish screens needed major repairs. Cost savings from projects in the Council's program paid for the work.

  3. Science Board, Citing Uncertainties, Says Salmon Reintroduction Above Grand Coulee 'Could Be Successful'

    Nov 15, 2019 John Harrison
    Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams block salmon passage to the upper Columbia River. Reintroduction 'could be successful to some extent,' the Council's Independent Scientific Advisory Board said after reviewing a feasibility report by the Upper Columbia United Tribes. The ISAB found the report scientifically credible and urged an early analysis of potential reintroduction costs.

  4. 2018 Energy Efficiency Improvements Keep Region On Track Toward Regional Power Plan Goals

    Sep 20, 2019 John Harrison
    Savings reported for 2018 are equal to the power demand of 164,000 Northwest homes; lighting improvements were a big contributor

  5. Report Concludes Habitat Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams Could Support Salmon and Steelhead

    Jun 13, 2019 John Harrison
    The report from the Upper Columbia United Tribes completes the first phase of a three-phase strategy in the Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to assess the potential for reintroduction.

  6. 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.

  7. Register Now for Efficiency Exchange 2019

    Feb 13, 2019
    The conference is the premier networking and learning conference for energy efficiency professionals in the Northwest.

  8. Council Approves Release of Final Methodology for Estimating Energy Efficiency Savings in the Northwest White Paper

    Nov 26, 2018
    The white paper explains how energy efficiency savings estimates are developed by the Council and the Regional Technical Forum.

  9. Region Exceeds Two-Year Benchmark for Energy Efficiency

    Aug 15, 2018 Jennifer Light
    In 2016 and 2017, the region achieved 404 average megawatts of electric energy efficiency savings, exceeding the first two-year efficiency target in the Council’s Seventh Northwest Power Plan (2016).

  10. Energy Efficiency Potential for Northwest Cannabis Growers

    Jun 5, 2018 Carol Winkel
    As more cannabis is grown outdoors, less energy is used. Using more energy-efficient lighting, HVAC systems, and better-designed facilities will increase energy savings.

  11. Moving Energy Efficiency Forward in the Northwest:

    Apr 13, 2018 Garrett Herndon
    After months of planning and an exhaustive review of hundreds of session topic submissions, the stage is now set for the region’s premier energy efficiency conference, Efficiency Exchange 2018.

  12. Expanding Energy Efficiency Programs to Hard-to-Reach Markets

    Apr 12, 2018 Carol Winkel
    Utility programs targeting underserved populations generally performing well

  13. 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

  14. New Era, New Challenges

    Mar 15, 2018 John Harrison
    Bonneville Power Administration faces challenges to remain competitive, administrator says.

  15. Not Your Grandmother’s Thermostat

    Feb 16, 2018 Garrett Herndon
    Since the invention of the thermostat over a century ago, temperature settings have been a point of contention in many homes and offices. That has changed. Smart or connected th

  16. Estuary Restoration

    Oct 31, 2017 John Harrison
    Scientists are working to better understand what and where juvenile salmon eat in the Columbia River estuary, and whether survival is affected by the numbers, or density, of fish.

  17. LED Lighting Boosts Northwest Energy Savings in 2016

    Oct 11, 2017 John Harrison
    Energy efficiency savings continue to grow in the Northwest, now totaling an amount equal to the power demand of six Seattles.

  18. Energy Efficiency Exchange 2018 - Call for Topics

    Sep 20, 2017 Garrett Herndon
    On May 15th and 16th of 2018, energy efficiency professionals from across the region will descend on Tacoma, Washington for Energy Efficiency Exchange 2018. We’re in the midst of planning and would love to hear from you.

  19. Electrification Is Creating New Loads, But Is It Electrical Energy Efficiency?

    Jul 24, 2017 Ben Kujala
    Technology is changing our world at a rapid pace and in ways we couldn’t have imagined even a decade ago. Electrification is part of this change

  20. Reconnecting a River

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

  21. Efficiency Exchange 2017 Recap

    May 23, 2017 Carol Winkel
    Hear what people are doing to advance energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest.

  22. Efficiency Exchange Conference Highlights Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment

    May 8, 2017 Carol Winkel
    The Bonneville Power Administration and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, in partnership with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and utilities throughout the N

  23. The Economic Impact of Energy Efficiency Standards

    Feb 28, 2017 John Harrison
    In 2014, state and federal energy-efficiency codes for appliances, lights, motors, and other devices reduced electricity consumption by more than 2,500 average megawatts. Thatâ€

  24. Unveiling the Estuary

    Feb 15, 2017 John Harrison
    Better understanding of how juvenile salmon use the Columbia River estuary as they journey to the Pacific Ocean, and what factors influence their survival once they arrive, could inform management decisions about how fish are raised in fresh water hatcheries and when they are released.

  25. Growing Energy Efficiency and How We Measure It

    Jan 3, 2017 Tina Jayaweera
    Since 1978, the Northwest has saved 6,000 average megawatts of electricity, and energy efficiency is now our second largest resource after hydropower. But how do we know it’s grown that much?
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