Read the 2021 Northwest Power Plan
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3-page summary of the Plan
 

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2021 Plan Scenarios

  • Robustness of Energy Efficiency
  • Early Retirement of Coal Generation
  • Change in Reliance on Extra-Regional Markets for Resource Adequacy
  • Organized and Limited Markets for Energy and Capacity
  • Analyze the Bonneville Portfolio
  • Greenhouse Gas Cost Tipping Points
  • Paths to Decarbonization

Read a blog post describing Scenarios

Revisit our System Integration Forum meeting from March 2020 covering details about each scenario.


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21
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System Analysis Advisory Committee
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29
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15
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23
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14
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28
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02
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03
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08
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FEB 2023
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22
2:00 pm—3:30 pm
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24
9:00 am—2:00 pm
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MAR 2023
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23
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Resource Adequacy Adv Comm - Technical Committee
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28
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31
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05
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24
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14
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20
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05
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01
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THU
02
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08
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