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  • Fish and Wildlife

    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.

    Fish & Wildlife overview

    The Fish and Wildlife Program

    • 2020 Addendum
    • 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Subbasin Plans
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    Independent Review Groups

    • Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)
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    • Asset Management Subcommittee
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    Topics

    • Adaptive Management
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    • Predation
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    • Sea Lions
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    • Sturgeon
    • The Pike Problem
    • Hatchery Map
  • Energy

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

    Energy overview

    THE NORTHWEST POWER PLAN

    • The 2021 Northwest Power Plan
    • The Seventh Power Plan
    • Planning Process and Past Power Plans

    TECHNICAL TOOLS AND MODELS

    • Regional Portfolio Model
    • Generation Evaluation System Model (GENESYS)

    Energy Advisory Committees

    • Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
    • Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Natural Gas Advisory Committee
    • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
    • System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Regional Technical Forum
    • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
    • System Integration Forum
    • Resource Strategies Advisory Committee (Not Active)

    Energy Topics

    • Energy Efficiency
    • Demand Response
    • Power Supply
    • Resource Adequacy
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    • Hydropower

    Energy Forums and Workgroups

    • Pacific NW Demand Response Project
    • Northwest Wind Integration Forum (Archive)
  • Meetings
    See next Council meeting September 15 - 16, 2020 in Portland (Webinar) › See all meetings ›

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    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • Feb 2020 Wed 19
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: February 19, 2020
    • Feb 2020 Thu 20
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Tue Wed 03 - 04
      Resident Fish and Sturgeon Presentations
    • Mar 2020 Tue 03
      9:30 am—12:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Wed 04
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Thu 05
      9:30 am—12:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Comm - WEBINAR
    • Mar 2020 Tue 10
      9:30 am—4:00 pm SIF: 2021 Power Plan Scenario Review
    • Mar 2020 Wed 11
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Program Wildlife Objectives and Indicators Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Fri 13
      9:30 am—12:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Mon 16
      8:30 am—11:30 am 2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop 1:00 pm—4:30 pm Resident Fish Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Tue 17
      Council Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Wed 18
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Lamprey Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Tue 24
      9:00 am—12:00 pm RTF Meeting: March 24, 2020
    • Mar 2020 Wed 25
      12:30 pm—2:30 pm Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Tue 31
      9:30 am—11:30 am Conservation Resources Advisory Comm. Webinar
    • Apr 2020 Thu 09
      10:00 am—11:00 am Natural Gas Advisory Comm - Webinar on Methane and Power Plan
    • Apr 2020 Mon 13
      10:00 am—4:30 pm Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop
    • Apr 2020 Tue Wed 14 - 15
      Council Meeting
    • Apr 2020 Tue 21
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: April 21, 2020
    • Apr 2020 Wed 22
      10:00 am—2:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Apr 2020 Thu 23
      9:30 am—4:00 pm System Analysis and Resource Adequacy Adv. Comms
    • Apr 2020 Tue 28
      9:00 am—2:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • Apr 2020 Wed 29
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Comm. Webinar
    • May 2020 Wed 06
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Resource Adequacy/System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • May 2020 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • May 2020 Tue 19
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: May 19, 2020
    • May 2020 Thu 21
      9:30 am—11:00 am Generating Resources Adv Comm - Webinar
    • May 2020 Fri 29
      9:00 am—11:00 am Council executive session to discuss internal personnel matters
    • Jun 2020 Tue 02
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2020 Fri 05
      10:00 am—12:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Jun 2020 Mon Wed 08 - 10
      Council executive session to discuss internal personnel matters
    • Jun 2020 Mon 15
      3:30 pm—5:30 pm Public hearing on Revised Draft Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Jun 2020 Tue Wed 16 - 17
      Council Meeting
    • Jun 2020 Tue Wed 23 - 24
      RTF Meeting: June 23, 2020
    • Jun 2020 Tue 23
      1:00 pm—3:00 pm Resource Adequacy Steering Committee
    • Jun 2020 Tue 30
      10:00 am—12:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Jul 2020 Tue Wed 14 - 15
      Council Meeting
    • Jul 2020 Tue Wed 21 - 22
      RTF Meeting: July 21, 2020
    • Jul 2020 Wed 22
      10:00 am—2:30 pm Resource Adequacy Tech Committee
    • Aug 2020 Wed 05
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee Webinar
    • Aug 2020 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
    • Aug 2020 Tue 18
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: August 18, 2020
    • Sep 2020 Wed 02
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Sep 2020 Wed Thu 09 - 10
      RTF Meeting: September 9, 2020
    • Sep 2020 Thu 10
      10:00 am—11:00 am Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Fri 25
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Wed 30
      9:30 am—12:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Thu 01
      9:00 am—1:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Tue Wed 06 - 07
      RTF Meeting: October 6, 2020
    • Oct 2020 Thu 08
      9:00 am—1:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Tue Wed 13 - 14
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2020 Tue 27
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Nov 2020 Tue 10
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: November 10, 2020
    • Nov 2020 Tue Wed 17 - 18
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2020 Tue 08
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: December 8, 2020
    • Dec 2020 Wed 09
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2020 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
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  • Reports and Documents

    Browse reports and documents relevant to the Council's work on fish and wildlife and energy planning, as well as administrative reports.

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    Reports by Topic

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    • Subbasin Plans
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    • Independent Scientific Advisory Board
    • Independent Scientific Review Panel
    • Independent Economic Analysis Board

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News

  1. Sustainability report notes Council successes

    Aug 21, 2013 Carol Winkel
    A new report by the National Research Council proposes a decision-making framework for government policy-makers and regulators for decision-making related to long-term sustainability of natural resour

  2. SCE uses DR to mitigate SONGS closure

    Aug 21, 2013
    The LA Times is reporting that Southern California Edison is promoting their demand response programs to help with capacity concerns raised by the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

  3. PLMA Forms Interest Group to Weigh in on DOE Water Heater NOPR

    Aug 12, 2013
    The Peak Load Management Association has formed an interest group to look at grid-interactive water heating.  The article indicates one of the primary purposes is to respond to the recent DOE NOPR on

  4. Notes from the July Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Meeting

    Aug 9, 2013
    CRITFCCommissionMeetingNotes_Final_2.pdf Download the full report CRITFCCommissionMeetingNotes_Final_2.pdf PDF 553.7 KB The Northwest Power and Conservat

  5. Explosive growth in Internet data storage underscores need for energy efficiency

    Aug 8, 2013 John Harrison
                The electricity use of data centers, from warehouse-size buildings full of computers that store photos, documents, emails, and other data for companies like Amazon, Microsoft, a

  6. Nest Successfully Deploys DR in Austin

    Jul 18, 2013
    Nest has successfully deployed DR events in Austin using thier thermostat technology.  The program was deployed two days in a row during extreme heat.  There was only a 10 percent opt out on the fir

  7. National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid Recap

    Jul 12, 2013 Ben Kujala
    The National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid was held in Washington DC from July 9th to the 11th.  There was a wide range of presenters at the meeting from a diverse set of organizatio

  8. Grid Reliability Assisted by DR in Toronto Floods

    Jul 10, 2013
    Rodan Energy used DR resources to respond to congestion in the Toronto region after flooding inhibited the ability of generation to reach the metro region.  This is a case where localized DR helped i

  9. Washington Governor challenges Council to continue progress on energy efficiency, carbon reduction

    Jul 9, 2013
      Washington Governor Jay Inslee today challenged the Council to continue leading the region toward a cleaner, more efficient, and lower-carbon-emitting power system as it dev

  10. Bonneville, Corps of Engineers issue draft regional recommendation on Columbia River Treaty

    Jun 27, 2013 John Harrison
      Today the United States Entity under the Columbia River Treaty announced a “working draft of a regional recommendation” for the future of the treaty, which the United St

  11. Television energy efficiency is improving dramatically

    Jun 21, 2013 John Harrison
    Imagine a 46-inch TV that costs just $12 a year to operate. In the Sixth Northwest Power Plan (2010), the Council identified improving energy efficiency of televisions as a maj

  12. Appeals court hears oral arguments in petition over Sixth Power Plan

    Jun 11, 2013 John Harrison
    June 7 in Seattle, a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a petition filed by the Northwest Resource Information Center challenging the Council’s Sixt

  13. Symposium Highlights Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Electricity Sector

    Jun 5, 2013 Carol Winkel
    Left to right: Oregon Council member Bill Bradbury; Power Planning Division Director Charlie Black; Elizabeth Kopits, economist with the EPA The Council's June 4 symposium on g

  14. Habitat Tours Focus on Results

    May 31, 2013 Carol Winkel
    Meacham Creek in the Umatilla River Basin, northeast Oregon  This spring, Council staff and members of its Independent Scientific Review Panel toured a number fish and wildli

  15. Sustainability Is Success

    May 29, 2013 Carol Winkel
    In an upcoming interview in the Council Quarterly, Chris Wood, who serves on the Council’s Independent Science Review Panel and the Independent Science Advisory Board, talks

  16. How to Build a Power Plan: Begin With the Basics

    May 17, 2013 Carol Winkel
      Since arriving last spring as the Council’s new power division director, Charlie Black has focused a lot of his attention on meeting people; to introduce himself, naturally

  17. Draft Northwest Power Plan recommends mostly energy efficiency to meet future demand for electricity and reduce risk of future electricity shortages and high prices

    May 10, 2013
    PORTLAND, Oregon — The Council invites public comments on its Draft Sixth Northwest Power Plan, which envisions that 58 percent of the new demand for electricity over the next five years could be m

  18. PNUCC Identifies DSM for Capacity in NRF

    May 10, 2013
    The Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee released it's Northwest Regional Forecast. The NRF identifies Demand-Side Management as a peaking capacity resource of focus to Northwest Utilities

  19. Taking the Puzzlement Out of Scientific Communication

    Apr 30, 2013 Carol Winkel
    Last week, the Council's power division viewed an excellent video on the importance of communicating scientific information to the public.  It's part of what Power Division

  20. Idaho Power ramps down two DR programs

    Apr 3, 2013
    Idaho Power will ramp down two DR programs in 2013.  One program involves residential air conditioners and the other involves irrigation load.  Customers who paricipated in these programs will recei

  21. A Northwest Guide to Energy Efficiency

    Apr 1, 2013 Carol Winkel
    For more than a generation, the Pacific Northwest has been a leader in acquiring energy efficiency. Since 1978, the region has reduced electricity demand by more than 5,100 av

  22. Council begins review of regional fish and wildlife program

    Mar 27, 2013 John Harrison
                 The Council this week begins a once-every-five-years process of reviewing the largest regional fish and wildlife program in the nation, one that last year paid for nearly $250

  23. EnerNOC Signs Agricultural DR Contract with PacifiCorp

    Mar 21, 2013
    EnerNOC and PacifiCorp have signed a 10-year contract for 185 MW of agricultural demand response.  The press release gives further details.

  24. Idaho Power Releases IRP with a Demand-Side Management Appendix

    Mar 15, 2013
    The IRP from Idaho Power contains an appendix on Demand Side Management.  The appendix anticipates a need for Demand Response in the 2016 time frame.

  25. New Northwest Power Plan

    Mar 14, 2013
    PORTLAND, Oregon — According to a new regional power plan adopted today by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, 85 percent of the new demand for electricity over the next 20 years in the
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