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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 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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....
  9. 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...
  10. 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]...
  11. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Method to Forecast Climate Change Loads

    Method to Forecast Climate Change Loads
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Modeling Methodology

    Modeling Methodology This section contains details on the modeling methodologies used to develop the plan.
  17. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Council Models

    Council Models The Council used three primary models to develop the 2021 Power Plan: Regional Portfolio Model GENESYS AURORA
  18. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Process Flow for the Plan

    Process Flow for the Plan The following pages describe the modeling process flow for the plan: Common Input Parameters Outputs from GENESYS, inputs into RPM Outputs from AURORA, inputs into RPM Outputs from RPM, inputs into GENESYS Outputs from Classic...
  19. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Integrating Council Data into Models

    Integrating Council Data into Models The following pages describe the process for integrating Council data into models: Integrating Generating Resources Data Integrating Energy Efficiency Data Integrating Demand Response Data Integrating Demand Forecast...
  20. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Results from Scenarios

    Results from Scenarios The following pages cover the results from scenario analysis performed for the plan: Baseline Analyze the Bonneville Portfolio Early Coal Retirement Greenhouse Gas Cost Tipping Points Pathways to Decarbonization Partial...
  21. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Economic and Energy Use Forecasts

    Economic and Energy Use Forecasts This section covers economic and energy use forecasts used to develop the plan, including loads, gas and other fuels, and more: Economic and Demographic Forecast Forecast of Residential Housing Stock Regional Population...
  22. 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....
  23. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Estimating Energy Efficiency Potential

    Estimating Energy Efficiency Potential test: To develop the energy efficiency supply curves, a fuller description of the methodology is available here . High-level considerations included are: Types of Potential Key Data Sources Climate Change Building...
  24. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Energy Efficiency Target

    Energy Efficiency Target Bonneville Share of Regional Target The share of the regional energy efficiency target that is attributed to Bonneville is based on the portion of cost-effective potential within Bonneville’s service territory compared to the...
  25. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Historical Weather Data

    Historical Weather Data The energy use forecast models are based in part on historical temperatures at four sites throughout the region. The data used are from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climatic Data Online system, in...
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