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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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Adaptive Management Anadromous Fish Mitigation Blocked Areas Hatcheries & Artificial Production Invasive and Non-Native Species Lamprey Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds Protected Areas Research Plan Resident Fish Program Tracker: Resources, Tools, Maps Sockeye Sturgeon
Power Planning

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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The Northwest Power Plan

9th Northwest Power Plan The 2021 Northwest Power Plan 2021 Plan Supporting Materials 2021 Plan Mid-term Assessment Planning Process and Past Power Plans

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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    The 2021 Northwest Power Plan

    The 2021 Northwest Power Plan 2021 Power Plan Mid-Term Assessment About the Mid-Term: Because of the rapid and significant challenges facing the electric system, the Council has decided to provide this dynamic assessment, updating recommendations as new...
  2. 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...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Residential Efficiency

    Residential Efficiency Residential Technical Achievable Potential Summary The table below provides a summary of the residential measure bundles’ maximum achievable technical potential energy savings at years 2027, 2032, and 2041, and the distribution of...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Commercial Efficiency

    Commercial Efficiency Commercial Technical Achievable Potential Summary The table below provides a summary of the commercial measure bundles’ maximum achievable technical potential energy savings at years 2027, 2032, and 2041 at NRC net levelized costs....
  5. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Cost-Effective Methodology

    Cost-Effective Methodology Method for Determining the Cost-Effectiveness Limit for Conservation The methodology and input parameters defined in this section can be used to calculate energy efficiency measure cost-effectiveness relative to the findings of...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Methodology for Determining Quantifiable Environmental Costs and Benefits

    Methodology for Determining Quantifiable Environmental Costs and Benefits In developing the resource strategy for the power plan, the Northwest Power Act requires the Council compare the estimated incremental system costs of new generating and...
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the Power Plan

    Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the Power Plan On February 19, 2021, the Council hosted a “Systems Integration Forum” (SIF) to explore how the Council might integrate concepts of energy equity into the 2021 Power Plan, as well as in future work. [1] The...
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    New Generating Resources

    New Generating Resources The identification and analysis of new generating resources is a key step in developing a cost-effective, least-risk, adequate, and reliable strategy for the region. Generating resource technologies are defined and assessed based...
  9. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Methodology for Assessing New Generating Resource Technology Options for the Power Plan

    Methodology for Assessing New Generating Resource Technology Options for the Power Plan This section describes the methodology for assessing generating resource and energy storage technologies and developing reference plants for consideration in the 2021...
  10. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants The 2021 Power Plan includes utility-scale generating resource reference plants for: Onshore wind Solar PV Battery Storage Solar PV + Battery Storage Natural Gas Pumped Storage Conventional Geothermal Emerging...
  11. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Secondary Resources

    Secondary Resources Secondary generating resources are commercially available with limited, or small-scale, developmental potential in the Pacific Northwest. While secondary resources are currently in-service or available for development in the region,...
  12. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Levelized Cost of Energy

    Levelized Cost of Energy One way to compare the cost of a generating resource against another is to look at the levelized cost of energy, which is a metric used to estimate the cost of energy across a resource’s expected economic life. It is calculated as...
  13. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Onshore Wind Jump to: Trends, Considerations and Resource | Description of Reference Plant Wind power is a naturally occurring, renewable form of energy that is harnessed and transferred into electricity through power...
  14. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Utility-scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Jump to: Trends, Considerations, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant Solar power is a naturally occurring, renewable resource that converts energy from the sun...
  15. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Utility-scale Battery Storage Jump to: Trends, Considerations, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant Energy storage allows for the capture and storage of energy for use at a later time, when it is...
  16. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Utility-scale Solar PV + Battery Storage Jump to: Trends, Considerations, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant Co-locating renewables with storage helps avoid curtailment of energy, reduce...
  17. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Natural Gas Jump to: Trends, Considerations, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant Natural gas technologies are proven and mature, yet also evolving to adapt to the needs of the new power system. As...
  18. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Pumped Storage Jump to: Trends, Considerations, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant Pumped storage hydropower is an established and commercially mature energy and storage resource, however there has...
  19. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Conventional Geothermal Jump to: Considerations, Trends, and Resource Potential | Description of Reference Plant The Pacific Northwest is home to a significant, naturally occurring geothermal resource – especially in...
  20. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Generating Resource Reference Plants

    Generating Resource Reference Plants Emerging Technologies Jump to: Offshore Wind | Small Modular Reactors | Enhanced Geothermal Systems | Wave Energy | Carbon Capture and Sequestration | Description of Proxy Emerging Tech Reference Plant As states and...
  21. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Efficiency Targets

    Energy Efficiency Targets Regional Target The Council recommends Bonneville and the regional utilities plan to acquire between 750 and 1,000 average megawatts of cost-effective energy efficiency by the end of 2027 and a minimum of 2,400 average megawatts...
  22. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Efficiency Targets

    Energy Efficiency Targets Bonneville Target To support both Bonneville’s and the regional power system’s needs, the Council recommends that Bonneville acquire between 270 and 360 average megawatts of cost-effective energy efficiency by the end of 2027 and...
  23. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Use Forecasts

    Energy Use Forecasts The Council was formed in part because simple historic-trend forecasts for the regions use of electricity had substantially overstated the future needs. In the late 70s and early 80s, the region was beginning to see some slowing of...
  24. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Use Forecasting Methodology

    Energy Use Forecasting Methodology The Council uses an aggregation of multiple models and methods to forecast the energy use for the region. Different types of forecasts are created depending how they are used in the process of developing the plan....
  25. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Historic Trends in Energy Use

    Historic Trends in Energy Use Changing Intensity of Regional Energy Use It has been about 40 years since Council’s establishment and 38 years since the release of the first power plan in 1983. Since then, the region’s energy environment has undergone many...
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