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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

    Demand Response Resources and Publications

    Demand Response Resources and Publications Council resources Demand Response pages for recent data and Council findings Demand Response in the Seventh Power Plan Demand Response data data template (2022) Demand Response cost effectiveness (2008) Other...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Efficiency

    Energy Efficiency Aug 29, 2025 Council staff will analyze potential for emerging technologies in energy efficiency for Ninth Plan At the August meeting in Portland, Power Division staff outlined methods for evaluating the potential for advancements in...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. WEBPAGE
    Mar 15, 2022

    2021 Power Plan Technical Information and Data

    2021 Power Plan Technical Information and Data This is technical and process information from 2019 through the publication of the 2021 Power Plan in March 2022. Also see the Supporting Materials pages for the most current and navigable data. Resource...
  11. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Integrating Demand Forecast Data

    Integrating Demand Forecast Data The demand forecast source data is used similarly but slightly differently in each of the Council’s power system models. Due to the differences of model fidelity and focus, each model requires slightly different forms of...
  12. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Integrating Fuel Price Data

    Integrating Fuel Price Data The source fuel price data is used similarly but slightly differently in each of the Council’s power system models. Due to the differences of model fidelity and focus, each model requires slightly different forms of the same...
  13. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Integrating Policies

    Integrating Policies The source policy data is used similarly but slightly differently in each of the Council’s power system models. Due to the differences of model fidelity and focus, each model requires slightly different forms of the same source...
  14. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Climate Change Energy Use Forecast Data for GENESYS

    Climate Change Energy Use Forecast Data for GENESYS Transforming Outputs from Load Forecast Model for Input into Redeveloped GENESYS This section contains descriptions of the R-script that transforms outputs from the Council’s load forecast model and...
  15. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Climate Scenario Flows for GENESYS

    Climate Scenario Flows for GENESYS Transforming Climate Scenario Modified Streamflows from Daily Flows to Average Weekly Flows for Inputs into Redeveloped GENESYS This section contains descriptions of the R-script that transforms the daily climate...
  16. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Integrating Climate Change Data and Policies in AURORA

    Integrating Climate Change Data and Policies in AURORA Integrating Climate Change Data in AURORA The climate change input data used explicitly in AURORA was documented in more detail in the following documents: Regional demand – hourly regional demand...
  17. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Trends in Historical and Climate Change Temperatures

    Trends in Historical and Climate Change Temperatures Overview Since 2017, historical regional hourly temperatures (from 1948 onward) have been used to produce regional load forecasts for use in the Council’s analytical models. However, for this Power...
  18. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Trends in Historical and Climate Change River Flows

    Trends in Historical and Climate Change River Flows Overview The Council’s GENESYS model has been using historical modified streamflows for its simulation of the operation of the hydroelectric system to assess adequacy of the regional power supply....
  19. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Method to Estimate Climate Change Wind Generation

    Method to Estimate Climate Change Wind Generation Overview The Council’s Annual Resource Adequacy Assessments include northwest wind fleet generation as a part of the total northwest generation resources. In particular, wind generation in the Council’s...
  20. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    WECC-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecast

    WECC-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecast Throughout the Western power grid (WECC [1] footprint) there are resources that emit greenhouse gases as a byproduct of producing electricity. From the buildouts and subsequent price forecasts in AURORA [2]...
  21. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Method to Forecast Climate Change Loads

    Method to Forecast Climate Change Loads
  22. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Climate Change Load Data for RPM

    Climate Change Load Data for RPM Calculating RPM Parameters from Load Forecast Model Output This section contains descriptions of the R-scripts that calculate statistical parameters from outputs of the Council’s load forecast model to become input into...
  23. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Methodologies Incorporating Climate Change Projections into Load Forecast

    Methodologies Incorporating Climate Change Projections into Load Forecast Incorporating impacts of climate change in its planning framework has been part of the Council’s analytics in the past two Power Plans. In earlier Power Plans, Council analytics...
  24. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Baseline Conditions

    Baseline Conditions The baseline conditions for the 2021 Power Plan are a set of assumptions designed to be a basis for comparison. While these assumptions inform the Council’s forecasts, like our electricity price forecast or demand forecast, they are...
  25. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    2021 Power Plan Glossary

    2021 Power Plan Glossary Common Acronyms Acronym Meaning aMW Average megawatt ARM Adequacy Reserve Margin ASCC Associated System Capacity Contribution Btu CHP CCCT British thermal unit Combined heat and power Combined-cycle combustion turbine DEI DHP...
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