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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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    See next Council meeting August 13 - 14, 2019 in Portland › See all meetings ›

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    • May 2019 Thu 16
      9:30 am—11:30 am Demand Forecast Adv. Committee Webinar: Climate Change Discussion
    • May 2019 Wed 22
      9:30 am—3:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Wed 29
      9:30 am—12:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Fri 31
      9:30 am—2:30 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Mon 03
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Natural Gas Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Tue 04
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Wed 05
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Pacific NW Demand Response Project Meeting
    • Jun 2019 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
    • Jun 2019 Tue 18
      9:00 am—11:00 am Hatchery Workgroup
    • Jun 2019 Mon 24
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Council Work Session for Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments
    • Jun 2019 Thu 27
      10:30 am—12:00 pm Asset Management Subcommittee
    • Jul 2019 Tue Wed 16 - 17
      Council Meeting
    • Jul 2019 Thu 25
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Adv. Committee - 2021 Power Plan
    • Aug 2019 Mon 12
      1:00 pm—5:00 pm Regional Coordination Forum
    • Aug 2019 Tue Wed 13 - 14
      Council Meeting
    • Aug 2019 Wed 21
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Sep 2019 Wed 11
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2019 Tue Wed 17 - 18
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2019 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2019 Thu 24
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2019 Wed 30
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Nov 2019 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Fri 06
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy and Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Tue Wed 10 - 11
      Council Meeting
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News

  1. Research suggests invasive freshwater mussels Could take hold in the Columbia River Basin

    Feb 13, 2013 John Harrison
    In a presentation to the Council today, Portland State University researchers who have been studying the potential for freshwater mussels to take hold in the Columbia River Basin say water chemistry a

  2. EnerNOC Expands DR Contracts with Both SCE and PG&E in California

    Feb 6, 2013 Ben Kujala
    In a couple of press releases, EnerNOC announced they have expanded demand response contracts in Southern California and Northern California.

  3. Oregon and Montana members will lead Council in 2013

    Jan 16, 2013 John Harrison
    Members of the Council today elected Bill Bradbury, one of Oregon’s two members, to chair the regional energy planning agency in 2013. Bradbury was vice chair in 2012; the Council elects officers an

  4. Region won’t face power shortage when coal-fired power plants close if current plans are followed, Council reports

    Jan 16, 2013 John Harrison
    In just seven years, one of the two coal-fired power plants in the Northwest and one unit at the other will shut down, reducing the region’s power supply by an amount equal to about twice the power

  5. Regional Portfolio Model review to be presented January 15

    Dec 12, 2012 John Harrison
    The Council recently convened a three-person panel of leading energy planning and analysis experts to review its Regional Portfolio Model (RPM). RPM is the primary analytical modeling tool that Counci

  6. Five-year forecast: New resources will keep Northwest power supply adequate

    Dec 4, 2012 John Harrison
    Wind power and developments outside the Northwest are changing the character of the Northwest electricity system, but the power supply will remain adequate over the next five years with the addition o

  7. Food Web Report Finds Wider Audience

    Nov 30, 2012 Carol Winkel
    A report on the importance of food webs to ecosystem health and  fish restoration efforts in the Columbia River Basin, written by the Council's Independent Scientific Advisory Board last year, ha

  8. Proving new technologies will keep momentum for regional energy efficiency improvements, panel says

    Nov 7, 2012 John Harrison
    The ubiquitous compact fluorescent bulb, which played a major role in improving the efficiency of electricity use and lowering consumers’ bills in the Northwest, was an emerging technology just 20 y

  9. The Forces Driving Lower Carbon Emissions

    Oct 29, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Langley Gulch Power Plant in southwest IdahoOne of the trends since the release of the Council's Sixth Power Plan in 2010 has been reduced carbon emissions from the electricity sector.In a recent

  10. Northwest energy efficiency improvements set a new one-year record last year

    Sep 12, 2012 John Harrison
    In 2011, the Pacific Northwest set a new annual record for energy efficiency improvements -- and did so for one-fourth the cost of power from the most efficient new generating plants, according to a C

  11. What's Changed in the Energy Environment

    Aug 24, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Since the Council released its Sixth Power Plan in 2010, a lot has happened.The mid-term assessment of the plan, a blueprint to an economical and reliable power system, will take stock of the change

  12. Montana and Oregon Members to Lead Council For Remainder of 2012

    Aug 22, 2012 John Harrison
    Rhonda Whiting, a Montana member and vice chair of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, assumed the chairmanship of the four-state energy and fish and wildlife planning agency this month, tak

  13. Natural Gas Prices Expected to Stay Low

    Jul 19, 2012 Carol Winkel
     The Council has released a revised forecast for fuel prices. The important message for consumers is that the downward price forecast for natural gas should help keep electricity prices down as wel

  14. Northwest electricity demand is gradually increasing; efficiency met most of the new demand in 2010 and 2011

    Jul 11, 2012 John Harrison
    Demand for electricity in the Northwest continues to recover from the recession of 2008, growing slowly but steadily by about 1.2 percent per year over last two years, according to an analysis by the

  15. The Pacific Northwest's Clean Energy Footprint

    Jun 25, 2012 Carol Winkel
    As little as thirty years ago, the only resources energy planners considered to meet future demand were coal and nuclear. People couldn't imagine any other options.Today, the Pacific Northwest uses

  16. New hatchery will boost production of iconic Snake River sockeye salmon

    Jun 19, 2012 John Harrison
    The Council has recommended construction of a new hatchery to boost production of Snake River sockeye salmon, an endangered species, and continue a long-term effort to rebuild the population to natura

  17. Data center power demand is on target in Northwest; Council expects demand to increase steadily

    Jun 13, 2012 John Harrison
    The growth in electricity demand from the big computer data centers that store your Facebook posts and help you search the Internet with Google or utilize Apple’s "cloud" storage is growing as antic

  18. Charlie Black will lead Council's Power Planning Division

    May 10, 2012 John Harrison
    Charlie Black is the new Director of Power Planning at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Chair Joan Dukes announced today. Black has 30 years’ experience working with or for Northwest ut

  19. Construction Barges Contaminated With Invasive Mussels Heading to Seattle

    Apr 13, 2012 Carol Winkel
    We've reported on the threat of invasive quagga mussels in an earlier post, and it looks like that threat has never been greater. Forty-one barges are set to arrive in Seattle, Washington, and the

  20. Council increases its forecast of electric vehicle power demand

    Apr 11, 2012 John Harrison
    The Council is revising upward its estimate of how much power plug-in electric vehicles will use in the future, in light of anticipated consumer response to high gasoline prices and technological adva

  21. Independent Scientists Complete Review of Fish and Wildlife Proposals

    Apr 6, 2012 Carol Winkel
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s panel of independent scientists recently completed a review of 71 projects to implement the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

  22. California Sea Lions at Bonneville Dam Aren't the Problem

    Mar 22, 2012 Carol Winkel
    There's a common perception that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to allow Oregon, Washington, and Idaho to kill California sea lions at Bonneville Dam addresses the

  23. Another Good Year for Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Runs

    Mar 16, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Washington, Oregon, and Idaho fish managers are optimistic about salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River Basin in 2012, with some runs predicted to return in numbers not seen in decades –

  24. Analysis shows region likely to continue producing surplus electricity in the spring and early summer

    Mar 7, 2012 John Harrison
    According to an analysis by the Council, the Pacific Northwest is likely to continue producing more electricity than it needs in the spring and early summer, a time when demand for power usually is lo

  25. Council Urges Inspections at Lake Mead to Prevent Spread of Invasive Mussels

    Feb 27, 2012 Carol Winkel
    With the spring and summer boating season approaching, the Council recently appealed to the directors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Parks Service to use a $1 million earmark i
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