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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 assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Follow Up DEI Surveys and Information

    Follow Up DEI Surveys and Information In February, the Council held a System Integration Forum (SIF) on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to explore how the Council might integrate concepts of energy equity into the 2021 Power Plan, as well as in...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Natural Gas Forecast Methodology and Model

    Natural Gas Forecast Methodology and Model A long-term forecast of natural gas prices is a key component of the Power Plan. But what is meant by a forecast of natural gas prices ? Pricing at national hubs, WECC wide hubs, Northwest regional hubs, at...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Historic and Forecast Northwest Gas Hub Prices

    Historic and Forecast Northwest Gas Hub Prices While the Council’s natural gas price forecast covers many hubs across the Western US, there are three pricing hubs that are the primary pricing points for our modeling and planning work: Sumas (British...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    British Columbia Pipeline Rupture and Fire

    British Columbia Pipeline Rupture and Fire On October 9, 2018, there was a major pipeline rupture and fire on the Enbridge Westcoast Energy pipeline near Prince George, British Columbia. This was a major event – the pipeline is a key component of the...
  5. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Natural Gas Price Volatility and Planning

    Natural Gas Price Volatility and Planning Our reference forecast of natural gas prices is relatively smooth over time. There is a demand/production cycle wiggle in the price curve, as well as some seasonality due to the winter heating season, but mostly...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Demand Response Interaction with Energy Efficiency

    Demand Response Interaction with Energy Efficiency Demand response and energy efficiency are part of a larger suite of activities that utilities use to call upon their end-use customers to modify their demand (collectively referred to as demand side...
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Demand Response Supply Curve Workbook Structure

    Demand Response Supply Curve Workbook Structure All of the DR supply curves used for the baseline analysis are available here , on the Council’s Box environment. The overall schematic of how the files are organized is as follows: Courtesy: Cadmus The...
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Delivered Fuel Price Model for Northwest Gas Power Plants

    Delivered Fuel Price Model for Northwest Gas Power Plants After developing the forecast for regional natural gas hub prices, the next step is to develop a forecast of delivered prices for the regional natural gas plants. These prices provide the input for...
  9. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Natural Gas Price Forecast for the Regional Portfolio Model

    Natural Gas Price Forecast for the Regional Portfolio Model The Regional Portfolio Model (RPM) requires a forecast of natural gas prices, as delivered to regional power plants. Generating resource costs are a key decision factor for RPM, and the delivered...
  10. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Cost Effective Conservation Recommendation Summary

    Cost Effective Conservation Recommendation Summary The Northwest Power Act directs the Council to give priority, in the power plan, to resources “which the Council determines to be cost-effective.” The Act also gives first priority to conservation among...
  11. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Natural Gas City Gate Delivery Price Model and Forecast

    Natural Gas City Gate Delivery Price Model and Forecast A regional, city gate gas price forecast was developed for the Energy Efficiency (EE) team. This gas price forecast is used by the team to help calculate non-electric benefits for energy efficiency...
  12. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Existing Power System: Resources and Policies

    Existing Power System: Resources and Policies The Pacific Northwest power system is undergoing a major shift that will change the current energy supply landscape over the next several decades. New state and local policies are affecting existing resource...
  13. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Existing System Supply: Capacity, Capability, and Dispatch

    Existing System Supply: Capacity, Capability, and Dispatch When defining the existing system resource supply, there are many characteristics and parameters we can use. The installed nameplate capacity of the system describes the manufacturer rated output...
  14. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Changes to the Power System

    Changes to the Power System Over the past quarter century, new resource technologies have become commercially available and new power plants have been introduced to the regional resource portfolio. The 2000’s kicked off a decade of significant development...
  15. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Historical Generation

    Historical Generation Amongst the addition of new resource technologies, resource unit retirements, and the changing dynamics in the dispatch order of resources, hydropower remains the cornerstone of the Pacific Northwest power system. Hydropower...
  16. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan Since the adoption of the Seventh Power Plan in February 2016, the region has seen moderate development of new resources – especially when compared to the natural gas and wind resource boom of the...
  17. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan Resource Additions While the Seventh Power Plan anticipated and included in its existing resource base the commissioning of Carty and about 400 megawatts of solar PV, the remaining new and proposed...
  18. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan Resource Retirements Before 2020, resource retirements in the region had been minimal, with the closure of a small cogeneration natural gas plant in Idaho and about 120 megawatts of woody residue...
  19. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan

    Additions and Retirements Since the Seventh Power Plan Proposed Resource Development over the next Decade The Council tracks proposed resources in its generating resource project database . This includes projects that are in some stage of the development...
  20. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Generation

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Generation As regional and state policies shift towards a desire to reduce emissions and deploy clean energy resources, it is important to understand historical emissions, changes in the generation stack and dispatch, and...
  21. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Generation

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Generation Historical Carbon Dioxide Emissions In the Pacific Northwest, the amount of annual carbon emitted from the generation of electricity is directly related to hydro conditions. Because the region’s power supply is...
  22. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Looking Beyond the Region: US and the Western Interconnect

    Looking Beyond the Region: US and the Western Interconnect United States Generation and Carbon Dioxide Emissions The United States generating portfolio contains the same resource types as the region, however at significantly different proportions and...
  23. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Looking Beyond the Region: US and the Western Interconnect

    Looking Beyond the Region: US and the Western Interconnect WECC Existing System and Retirements The Western Interconnect, or Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), encompasses the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, W. Montana, California,...
  24. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Description of Existing Fleet by Generating Resource

    Description of Existing Fleet by Generating Resource The Pacific Northwest power system has been developed in stages, meeting the needs of the region and adapting to the evolving landscape every step of the way. Beginning in the 1930’s, the region...
  25. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Description of Existing Fleet by Generating Resource

    Description of Existing Fleet by Generating Resource Hydropower The Columbia River and its associated tributaries comprise one of the major economic and environmental resources in the Pacific Northwest. Originating in the Rocky Mountains in Canada, the...
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