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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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The Fish and Wildlife Program

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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

    About the Seventh Power Plan

    About the Seventh Power Plan The Seventh Northwest Power Plan was released in 2016, with a Midterm Assessment completed in 2019. The Council’s current plan is the 2021 Power Plan . Resources Brochure summarizing the Seventh Plan Summary of the key...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Power Planning

    Power Planning Next Power Plan As of 2025 work is underway on our Ninth Power Plan . Find all the metholodogies, presentations, models, forecasts and updates related to the planning process. 2021 Power Plan Published in March 2022, this is the Council's...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    GENESYS – GENeration Evaluation SYStem Model

    GENESYS – GENeration Evaluation SYStem Model What is GENESYS ? The GENESYS (Generation Evaluation System) model was developed to assess the adequacy of the Pacific Northwest regional power supply, given uncertain future conditions. It is also the primary...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Pacific Northwest Demand Response Project

    Pacific Northwest Demand Response Project These meetings are no longer held. Demand response is now worked on at the Council's Demand Response Advisory Committee. Check out the committee's page for the latest meetings and info on our work on DR. The...
  5. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Efficiency

    Energy Efficiency Sep 18, 2025 Pacific Northwest continues to lead on energy efficiency, stays on track to meet targets set in 2021 Power Plan The Pacific Northwest continues to make progress in acquiring cost-effective energy efficiency called for in the...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Demand Response

    Demand Response Demand response is the voluntary and temporary reduction in consumers’ use of electricity when the power system is stressed ( full definition below ). The 2021 Power Plan found that low-cost and frequently deployed demand response can...
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy

    Resource Adequacy Electricity does more than keep the lights on in the Pacific Northwest. It literally powers our economy. The absence or presence of an adequate electricity supply can either curtail or facilitate economic growth. In the worst extreme, an...
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee

    Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee Overview This committee helps the Council annually assess the adequacy of the regional supply five years out, counting only existing resources, planned resources that are sited and licensed and the energy efficiency...
  9. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Sixth Power Plan Summary

    Sixth Power Plan Summary The Sixth Northwest Power Plan is the sixth five-year plan adopted by the Council since Congress passed the Northwest Power Act in 1980. The Power Plan, which guides the Bonneville Power Administration, details a strategy to meet...
  10. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    SIXTH Plan Council Conservation Assessment Methodology

    SIXTH Plan Council Conservation Assessment Methodology These tools are related to work done in 2009/2010 for the Sixth Plan and are out of date! For the latest plan visit our power planning page . Need specific help with conservation methodologies -...
  11. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    2021 Power Plan Committee and Council Presentations

    2021 Power Plan Committee and Council Presentations The following is a list of presentation and background material from Council and Power Committee meetings. We've included the Council's key assumptions and decisions related to the plan - however, it's...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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...
  22. 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...
  23. 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...
  24. 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...
  25. 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...
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