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The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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  1. NEWS
    Apr 17, 2025
    Peter Jensen

    Council sets resource adequacy thresholds for Ninth Power Plan

    Council sets resource adequacy thresholds for Ninth Power Plan At its April meeting in Portland, the... Council set the thresholds for its resource adequacy metrics, which are intended to protect the Pacific... It means adequacy events do not last too long or have large magnitudes in most years.... criteria to better protect electricity grids from outages and adequacy challenges.... Read more about how the Council plans for resource adequacy ....
  2. REPORT
    Aug 09, 2024
    2024-4

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2029

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2029 The Council’s annual adequacy assessment... This regional adequacy assessment for 2029 provides early warnings on system adequacy, with specific... Using a new multi-metric adequacy framework, the Council’s adequacy approach provides information about... concerns in January evening ramp that are within the acceptable adequacy limits.... See the Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee for more information. ...
  3. NEWS
    Dec 06, 2023
    Carol Winkel

    Western Grid Panelists Emphasize Regional Coordination to Maintain System Adequacy

    Western Grid Panelists Emphasize Regional Coordination to Maintain System Adequacy Increasing loads,... a changing resource mix, and extreme weather events have become pressing challenges to power system adequacy... coordination, as well as leveraging demand response and new resources like energy storage, to ensure resource adequacy...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy

    Resource Adequacy Electricity does more than keep the lights on in the Pacific Northwest.... Adequacy refers to having sufficient resources to serve loads.... It means adequacy events do not last too long or have large magnitudes.... See the Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee for all current work.... ITron, OptGen) 2027 Adequacy Assessment (published 2023) Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee Power supply...
  5. NEWS
    Jan 17, 2023
    Ann Gravatt

    Council 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment Complete

    Council 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment Complete Last week, the Council approved for release the 2027... Resource Adequacy Assessment, representing many months of work to ensure the power plan will provide... Last week, the Council approved for release the 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment, representing many... Last week, the Council approved for release the 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment .... This year’s adequacy assessment differs in several important respects from previous analyses....
  6. REPORT
    Jan 17, 2023
    2023-1

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2027

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2027 For the regional power supply to be adequate... To better assess customer risk, the Council examined additional adequacy measures, in conjunction with... its current loss of load probability (LOLP) adequacy metric.... the perspective of ensuring that the full suite of adequacy metrics remain within their provisional... However, under certain future scenarios, results show regional adequacy levels becoming borderline or...
  7. NEWS
    Aug 15, 2024
    Peter Jensen

    Council publishes 2029 Resource Adequacy Assessment study

    Council publishes 2029 Resource Adequacy Assessment study The Council has published its 2029 Resource... Adequacy Assessment.... The Council’s annual adequacy assessment is a five-year test of the power plan’s resource strategy to... The Council has published its 2029 Resource Adequacy Assessment.... The Council has published its 2029 Resource Adequacy Assessment ....
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee

    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee Overview This committee helps the Council annually assess the adequacy... power supply adequacy.... Resource adequacy stories: Apr 17, 2025 Council sets resource adequacy thresholds for Ninth Power Plan... Read full story News and updates Adequacy Assessment for 2029 (released 2024) Adequacy Assessment for... Approach to Adequacy Assessment (2011) 2008 Adequacy Standard Methodology Review Background paper for...
  9. NEWS
    Oct 24, 2022
    Ann Gravatt

    Be Grateful: November Offers More Opportunities to Engage with Council on Resource Adequacy

    Be Grateful: November Offers More Opportunities to Engage with Council on Resource Adequacy Fuel up on... adequacy metrics at the November 8 Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee (RAAC) meetings.... The Council anticipates approving the new resource adequacy assessment in January.... Update: We have added a meeting about the preliminary adequacy results to our calendar.... Read more: Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee Adequacy Assessment for 2024 (published 2019) ...
  10. NEWS
    Jul 17, 2023
    Dor Hirsh Bar Gai

    Western Resource Adequacy Program Update

    Western Resource Adequacy Program Update The Western Power Pool presented an update to the Council on... the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), a reliability and regional planning program for the Northwest... The Western Power Pool presented an update to the Council on the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP... Council meeting the Western Power Pool (WPP) presented an update to the Council on the Western Resource Adequacy... WRAP depends on firm, physical, supply-side resources to ensure adequacy, and like EDAM and Markets+,...
  11. NEWS
    Sep 18, 2024
    Peter Jensen

    Council briefings: NW sets summer record for peak power demand & an update on the Western Resource Adequacy Program

    Council briefings: NW sets summer record for peak power demand & an update on the Western Resource Adequacy... 20-year power plan, with recommendations for a six-year resource strategy for the region to ensure adequacy... , while the WRAP is focusing on near-team adequacy planning.... t have a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or an Independent System Operator (ISO) that does adequacy... (See presentation and video ) Read the Council's 2029 Adequacy Assessment for the Northwest power system...
  12. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy

    Resource Adequacy Resource adequacy assessments for this power plan differ from past assessments in three... renewable generation, and for other considerations, it was necessary for the Council to enhance its adequacy... Resource adequacy plays an essential role in both the development and implementation of the Council’s... The adequacy assessment, relating to the previous power plan’s resource strategy, was not explicitly... and recommended further review of the adequacy model....
  13. NEWS
    May 22, 2024
    Peter Jensen

    Council Briefing: U.S. Government’s New Operations Will Slightly Lower Hydro Production, Likely Won’t Impact Grid Adequacy

    Government’s New Operations Will Slightly Lower Hydro Production, Likely Won’t Impact Grid Adequacy The... In preparation for an upcoming adequacy assessment, Council staff incorporated these changes in modeling... In preparation for an upcoming adequacy assessment, Council staff incorporated these changes in modeling... In preparation for an upcoming adequacy assessment, Council staff incorporated these changes in modeling... “From a regional perspective, adequacy doesn’t appear to be negatively impacted,” Hirsh Bar Gai said....
  14. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Adequacy Reserve Margins

    Adequacy Reserve Margins The resource needs assessment is valuable because it gives planners an indication... The Adequacy Reserve Margin (ARM) is a factor that permits the adequacy standard, as tested in the GENESYS... The ARMs for both energy and capacity are fed into the RPM as minimum build requirements for adequacy... Energy ARM Comparison While the adequacy reserve margins are specific metrics to translate the needs... metrics referenced in the adequacy overview ....
  15. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Standard

    Resource Adequacy Standard While the terms “adequacy” and “reliability” are related, they have specific... A power system is defined to be reliable if it is both adequate and secure, where adequacy generally... The Council’s overarching goal for its adequacy standard is to “establish a resource adequacy framework... For the Council’s annual resource adequacy assessment, demand is adjusted to include expected future... The metric used to measure resource adequacy is the annual loss-of-load probability (LOLP)....
  16. NEWS
    Jun 21, 2024
    Peter Jensen

    Montana news round-up: Co-ops voice concerns, BPA provides updates & 9th plan public comments

    ’ presentation Members of electric co-operatives in Montana spoke to the Council about power system adequacy... The Council is also considering how to analyze the risk wildfires pose to resource adequacy as part of...
  17. MEETING
    Dec 05, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee

    Presentation Material Agenda: Review of November 8th RAAC minutes Briefing on the proposed new regional adequacy... standard Summary of the preliminary 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment ... Adequacy Advisory Committee...
  18. NEWS
    Nov 21, 2022
    Ann Gravatt

    A (Lot of) Work in Progress: Updates on Modeling, Resource Adequacy and Emerging Technologies

    A (Lot of) Work in Progress: Updates on Modeling, Resource Adequacy and Emerging Technologies See the... latest on updated modeling, preliminary results of the 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment, and emerging... See the latest on updated modeling, preliminary results of the 2027 Resource Adequacy Assessment, and... When complete in January, the adequacy assessment will provide a near term “check in” on the Council’... Analysis is still underway to understand the adequacy of the regional system with the resource strategy...
  19. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    2021 Power Plan Resource Adequacy Overview

    2021 Power Plan Resource Adequacy Overview As provided under the Northwest Power Act, the Council is... So, for our planning, adequacy is balancing the potential for stressful system events with the cost of... The amount of needed capability for each key year was converted into an adequacy reserve margin (ARM)... regional adequacy needs to design a resource strategy in a power plan and assessing adequacy during... The primary difference between an adequacy assessment and a needs assessment is that the adequacy assessment...
  20. REPORT

    Appendix R. Assuring the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply

    Adequacy is a component of reliability.... In determining adequacy, the Council uses a sophisticated computer model that simulates the operation... Adequacy Forum), regularly assesses the adequacy of the region’s power supply, evaluating the resources... Adequacy is a component of reliability.... Adequacy Forum), regularly assesses the adequacy of the region’s power supply, evaluating the resources...
  21. MEETING
    Jul 08, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Adv Comm - Steering Committee

    existing resources and load forecast 9:25 – 10:25 Major issues for discussion Update on the Council’s adequacy... model (GENESYS) Hydro operations Market Availability and Price Choice of scenarios for the adequacy... assessment Considerations for a multi-metric adequacy standard 10:25 – 10:30 Workplan and timeline... meetings...
  22. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Change in Reliance of Extra-Regional Markets for Resource Adequacy

    Change in Reliance of Extra-Regional Markets for Resource Adequacy The Northwest spent billions building... While this reduced the adequacy-needs input into our resource analysis, the results from our models had...
  23. MEETING
    Sep 21, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Adv Comm - Tech Committee

    Reference case and scenarios Proposal for an enhanced RA standard Timeline...
  24. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    GENESYS – GENeration Evaluation SYStem Model

    The GENESYS (Generation Evaluation System) model was developed to assess the adequacy of the Pacific... Besides being used annually to determine if the regional supply is adequate, it also calculates the Adequacy... capacity – incorporate reserves into an optimized dispatch Trade-off between decisions for economics and adequacy... other regional entities, developed the GENESYS model to provide a better estimate of the power supply’s adequacy... Committees GENESYS is one of several tools and models managed by the Resource Adequacy and System Analysis...
  25. REPORT
    Oct 31, 2019
    2019-11

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2024

    Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2024 Executive Summary: In 2011, the Northwest... Power and Conservation Council adopted a resource adequacy standard to provide an early warning should... Every year, the Council assesses resource adequacy five years into the future to give utilities time... It should be emphasized that these results reflect the adequacy of the aggregate regional power supply... Every year, the Council assesses resource adequacy five years into the future to give utilities time...
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