81 FR 33557 - Seventh Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 102 (May 26, 2016)

The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.) requires the Council to adopt and periodically review and revise a regional power plan, the Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan. The Council first adopted the power and conservation plan in 1983, with significant amendments or complete revisions adopted in 1986, 1991, 1998, 2004 and 2010. The Council began a review of the power and conservation plan in March 2013, and in October 2015 the Council released for public review and comment the Draft Northwest Seventh Electric Power and Conservation Plan. During the comment period, the Council held public hearings in each of the four Northwest states, as required by the Northwest Power Act, engaged in consultations about the power and conservation plan with various governments, entities and individuals in the region, and accepted and considered substantial written and oral comments. At the Council's regularly scheduled public meeting in February 2016 in Portland, Oregon, the Council formally adopted the revised power and conservation plan, called the Seventh Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan. The revised power and conservation plan meets the requirements of the Northwest Power Act, which specifies the components the power plan is to have, including an energy conservation program, a recommendation for research and development; a methodology for determining quantifiable environmental costs and benefits; a 20- year demand forecast; a forecast of power resources that the Bonneville Power Administration will need to meet its obligations; and an analysis of reserve and reserve reliability requirements. The power and conservation plan also includes the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, developed pursuant to other procedural requirements under the Northwest Power Act. The Council followed the adoption of the power and conservation plan with a decision at its regular monthly meeting in May 2016 in Boise, Idaho, to approve a Statement of Basis and Purpose and Response to Comments to accompany the final plan. The final power and conservation plan is available on the Council's Web site, at http://www.nwcouncil.org/energy/powerplan/7/home/.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33557-33558]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12474]


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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL


Seventh Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning 
Council (Northwest Power and Conservation Council; the Council).

ACTION: Notice of adoption of the Seventh Northwest Electric Power and 
Conservation Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation 
Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.) requires the Council to adopt and 
periodically review and revise a regional power plan, the Northwest 
Electric Power and Conservation Plan. The Council first adopted the 
power and conservation plan in 1983, with significant amendments or 
complete revisions adopted in 1986, 1991, 1998, 2004 and 2010. The 
Council began a review of the power and conservation plan in March 
2013, and in October 2015 the Council released for public review and 
comment the Draft Northwest Seventh Electric Power and Conservation 
Plan. During the comment period, the Council held public hearings in 
each of the four Northwest states, as required by the Northwest Power 
Act, engaged in consultations about the power and conservation plan 
with various governments, entities and individuals in the region, and 
accepted and considered substantial written and oral comments.
    At the Council's regularly scheduled public meeting in February 
2016 in Portland, Oregon, the Council formally adopted the revised 
power and conservation plan, called the Seventh Northwest Electric 
Power and Conservation Plan. The revised power and conservation plan 
meets the requirements of the Northwest Power Act, which specifies the 
components the power plan is to have, including an energy conservation 
program, a recommendation for research and development; a methodology 
for determining quantifiable environmental costs and benefits; a 20-
year demand forecast; a forecast of power resources that the Bonneville 
Power Administration will need to meet its obligations; and an analysis 
of reserve and reserve reliability requirements. The power and 
conservation plan also includes the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish 
and Wildlife Program, developed pursuant to other procedural 
requirements under the Northwest Power Act. The Council followed the 
adoption of the power and conservation plan with a decision at its 
regular monthly meeting in May 2016 in Boise, Idaho, to approve a 
Statement of Basis and Purpose and Response to Comments to accompany 
the final plan.
    The final power and conservation plan is available on the Council's 
Web site, at http://www.nwcouncil.org/energy/powerplan/7/home/.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like more information, or 
assistance in obtaining a copy of the Seventh Power Plan, please 
contact the Council's central office. The Council's address is 851 SW 
Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204. The Council's 
telephone numbers are 503-222-5161, and 800-452-5161; the Council's FAX 
is 503-820-2370, and the Council's Web site is: www.nwcouncil.org.

Stephen L. Crow,
Executive Director.
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