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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.

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  • Energy

    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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    THE NORTHWEST POWER PLAN

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  • Meetings
    See next Council meeting September 17 - 18, 2019 in Corvallis › See all meetings ›

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    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • Feb 2019 Wed 20
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: February 20, 2019
    • Feb 2019 Thu 21
      9:30 am—3:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting 10:30 am—12:00 pm 2021 Northwest Power Plan Kickoff Webinar
    • Feb 2019 Mon Thu 25 - 28
      Mainstem/Program Support Presentations
    • Feb 2019 Wed 27
      10:00 am—3:30 pm Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee - Technical Committee
    • Mar 2019 Fri 01
      1:30 pm—3:30 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee Webinar
    • Mar 2019 Wed 06
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Adivsory Committee Meeting 9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2019 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • Mar 2019 Mon 18
      1:30 pm—3:00 pm Mainstem/Program Support Projects
    • Mar 2019 Tue 19
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: March 19, 2019
    • Mar 2019 Tue 26
      9:30 am—3:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting 9:00 pm—12:00 pm Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee - Steering Committee
    • Mar 2019 Wed 27
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm System Integration Forum - EE/DR Interaction
    • Apr 2019 Wed 03
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Apr 2019 Tue Wed 09 - 10
      Council Meeting
    • Apr 2019 Thu 11
      9:30 am—3:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee - Modeling Techniques and Assumptions (AURORA)
    • Apr 2019 Tue 23
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: April 23, 2019
    • May 2019 Wed 01
      9:30 am—4:00 pm SIF: Climate Change and the 2021 Power Plan Workshop
    • May 2019 Thu 02
      10:00 am—12:00 pm Hatchery Workgroup
    • May 2019 Mon 06
      3:00 pm—5:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Tue Wed 07 - 08
      Council Meeting
    • May 2019 Tue 14
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Comm
    • May 2019 Thu 16
      9:30 am—11:30 am Demand Forecast Adv. Committee Webinar: Climate Change Discussion
    • May 2019 Tue 21
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: May 21, 2019
    • 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 9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: June 18, 2019
    • 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 Tue 23
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: July 23, 2019
    • 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 Tue 13
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Tue 20
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resources / System Analysis Advisory Committees meeting
    • Aug 2019 Wed 21
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee 5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Thu 22
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Mon 26
      1:30 pm—3:30 pm Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee - Technical Committee
    • Aug 2019 Tue 27
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: August 27, 2019
    • Aug 2019 Fri 30
      10:00 am—11:00 am RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
    • Sep 2019 Wed 11
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2019 Tue Wed 17 - 18
      Council Meeting
    • Sep 2019 Tue 17
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Sep 2019 Tue 24
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: September 24, 2019
    • Sep 2019 Wed 25
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2019 Tue 01
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2019 Tue 15
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue 22
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: October 22, 2019
    • 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
    • Nov 2019 Tue 19
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: November 19, 2019
    • Dec 2019 Fri 06
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy and Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Tue Wed 10 - 11
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Tue 17
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: December 17, 2019
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  • Reports and Documents

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  1. ISRP Step 2 and 3 Review for the Melvin R. Sampson Coho Facility – Response Requested

    Jul 26, 2018 ISRP 2018-6
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 6, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed Step 2 and 3 documents from the Yakama Nation for the Melvin R. Sampson Coho Facility as part of the Yakima Subbasin Summer and Fall Run Chinook and Coho Salmon Hatchery Master Plan (Project #1988-115-25, Yakima River Design and Construction-Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project [YKFP]).

  2. Recent Trends in Energy Consumption and Their Impact on the Northwest Economy (Draft)

    Jul 13, 2018 2018-10
    Draft White Paper on: “Recent Trends in Energy Consumption and Their Impact on the Northwest Economy

  3. 2017 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jul 11, 2018 2018-4
    17th Annual Report to the Northwest Governors

  4. Power System Value of Conserved Irrigation Diversions

    Jul 11, 2018
    This paper provides an estimate of the power-system value of water that remains in the river from conserved irrigation diversions, both in terms of energy gained and increased revenues, at various locations in the Columbia River Basin.

  5. Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2023

    Jun 14, 2018 2018-7
    This report summarizes the Council's assessment of the adequacy of the power supply for the 2023 operating year (October 2022 through September 2023).

  6. Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    May 16, 2018 2018-6
    On May 16, 2018, the Council released a letter to the region requesting recommendations on the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program, thus beginning the program amendment process.

  7. Step 1 Review of Pacific Lamprey Master Plan

    May 16, 2018 ISRP 2018-5
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s March 29, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed the document Master Plan: Pacific Lamprey Artificial Propagation, Translocation, Restoration, and Research – Conceptual phase to address Step 1 Master Plan review elements.

  8. Fiscal Year 2020 Budget and 2019 Revisions

    May 15, 2018 2018-3
    This budget was approved at the July 2018 Council meeting.

  9. Review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan: Response Requested

    May 11, 2018 ISRP 2018-4
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (2018 Master Plan) for project #1988-115-35, Klickitat River Design and Construction-Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP).

  10. Northwest Under-Served Energy Efficiency Markets Assessment - DRAFT

    May 10, 2018 2018-5
    This report summarizes the results of the initial phase of action item “MCS-1 - Ensure All Cost Effective Measures Are Acquired” (MCS-1). The essence of MCS-1 is to improve the region’s ability to provide all cost-effective energy efficiency by ensuring programs reach all segments of the population in a proportional manner.

  11. Response Review of Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (project 2017-004-00)

    Apr 23, 2018 ISRP 2018-3
    In response to the Council’s March 12, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed a March 9, 2018 response to the ISRP’s January 2018 review of a proposal titled Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (#2017-004-00).

  12. The Value of the Federal Columbia River Power System

    Mar 23, 2018 2018-2
    See our 16-page overview of the Federal Columbia River Power System, one of the largest multiple-use river systems in the world

  13. The State of the Columbia River Basin

    Mar 23, 2018 2017-6
    Our Annual Report shows 2017 was another challenging year. While our system continues to be low-cost and hydropower-based, changes in the way electricity is utilized, produced, stored, and delivered are sweeping the entire West.

  14. The State of the Columbia River Basin, Fiscal Year 2017

    Mar 23, 2018 2017-6
    For the operators of the Northwest’s power system, 2017 was another challenging year. While our system continues to be low-cost and hydropower-based, changes in the way electricity is utilized, produced, stored, and delivered are sweeping the entire West.

  15. Review of the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 23, 2018 ISAB 2018-3
    The Council requested that the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) evaluate the scientific merits of the Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program in time to inform amendments to the Program during 2018

  16. Review of NOAA Fisheries Document: A Power Analysis of Two Alternative Experimental Designs to Evaluate a Test of Increased Spill at Snake and Columbia River Dams, Using Smolt-to-Adult Returns of Anadromous Salmonids

    Mar 19, 2018 ISAB 2018-2
    In response to a January 2018 request from NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center, the ISAB reviewed the document A Power Analysis of Two Alternative Experimental Designs to Evaluate a Test of Increased Spill at Snake and Columbia River Dams, Using Smolt-to-Adult Returns of Anadromous Salmonids (January 2018 draft).

  17. Avoided Carbon Dioxide Production Rates in the Northwest Power System

    Mar 13, 2018 2018-1
    The impact of future carbon dioxide (CO2) regulation is a significant risk in long-term utility resource planning. Improper accounting for this risk when evaluating resources may result in poor resource decisions and higher costs for the region’s ratepayers. This study is an examination of the rate of avoided CO2 emissions over time under different water and CO2 price conditions.

  18. Review of Spring Chinook Salmon in the Upper Columbia River

    Feb 9, 2018 ISAB 2018-1
    In response to a request from the Independent Scientific Advisory Board’s (ISAB) Administrative Oversight Panel (April 2017 memorandum), the ISAB reviewed habitat assessment, research and monitoring, and prioritization and coordination of recovery actions for spring Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee, Entiat, and Methow basins of the Upper Columbia River.

  19. Review of 2017 Lamprey Synthesis Report

    Jan 18, 2018 ISRP 2018-2
    In response to the Council’s November 21, 2017 request, the ISRP reviewed the report Synthesis of Threats, Critical Uncertainties, and Limiting Factors in Relation to Past, Present and Future Priority Restoration Actions for Pacific Lamprey in the Columbia River Basin, November 15, 2017 prepared by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, and Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Reservation.

  20. Response Request for Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring Proposal

    Jan 17, 2018 ISRP 2018-1
    In response to the Council’s December 7, 2017 request, the ISRP reviewed a proposal titled Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (#2017-004-00) from the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT), Spokane Tribe of Indians’ (STOI), and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

  21. Review of proposal for Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Columbia River Basin Projects (#2017-005-00)

    Nov 28, 2017 ISRP 2017-13
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s October 27, 2017 request, the ISRP reviewed a proposal titled Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Columbia River Basin Projects (#2017-005-00).

  22. Follow-up Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (Project #2007-397-00)

    Nov 21, 2017 ISRP 2017-12
    On October 4 and 5, 2017, the ISRP participated in a site visit with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s (CTWSR) team, its partners, and staff of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to discuss the Tribes’ John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (Project #2007-397-00).

  23. Grande Ronde Model Watershed Project – Meeting Summary and Suggestions for Synthesis Report

    Nov 20, 2017 ISRP 2017-11
    This memo contains (1) the ISRP’s suggestions for contents of the Grande Ronde Model Watershed’s (GRMW) upcoming synthesis report, (2) an ISRP review of a draft outline for the synthesis report recently shared by the GRMW team, and (3) the ISRP’s impressions of an October 3-4, 2017 site visit with the GRMW team, its partners, and staff of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Bonneville Power Administration

  24. White Paper on the Value of Energy Storage to the Future Power System

    Nov 2, 2017 2017-8
    The Seventh Northwest Power Plan calls for the Council staff to develop a white paper on the value energy storage to the future power system (Action Item ANLYS-16). This paper responds to that direction.

  25. Response Review of Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration Program (Project #1996-040-00)

    Oct 20, 2017 ISRP 2017-10
    At the Council’s September 25, 2017 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Yakama Nation regarding Project #1996-040-00, Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration Project.
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