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System Analysis Advisory Committee Meeting

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 to Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Power Committee Meeting, May 5

The Power Committee will meet on Thursday, May 5 at 8:30am Pacific Time, 9:30am Mountain Time. Join the meeting through GotoMeeting, or call 800-786-1922 (passcode 58779614). Space will be available at the Council's central office in Portland to attend the meeting.

  • Review of 2010 electric and gas prices and consumption (Jourabchi/Morlan) (8:30-9:00)
  • Verification (2.7mb PDF) of Council thermal resource assumptions (Fazio/Dragoon) (9:00-9:30)
  • Presentation (updated 5/4) on PacifiCorp Integrated Resource Plan (Peter Warnken) (9:30-10:00)
  • Proposed RTF Policy Advisory Committee Members (Grist/Morlan) (10:00-10:15)
  • Renewal of NGAC charter (Jourabchi/Morlan) (10:15-10:30)
  • Discussion (updated 5/4) of California RPS changes on Northwest renewable development (Dragoon) (10:30-10:50)
  • Summary of surplus energy paper comments (Dragoon) (10:50 to 11:20)

Tuesday, May 10

Fish Committee - 9am Pacific Time

 Join by GotoMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, participant code 25249455.

Council Meeting - 1:30pm Pacific Time

Join by GotoMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, participant code 76142266.

 

1:30 - 1:45pm

Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Bill Booth, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Rhonda Whiting, chair, public affairs committee.

 

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1:45 - 2pm

Council decision on project reviews: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation.

  • Quarterly Review of Within-Year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
  • BiOp Projects
    • Project #2010-086-00 Protect and Restore the Crooked and American River Watersheds
    • Project #2007-092-00 Protect and Restore Selway River Watershed
 

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2 - 2:45pm

Briefing and summary of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2010 Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program research: Marvin Shutters, Chief, Environmental Analysis Section, Walla Walla District; and Brad Eppard, AFEP Coordinator, Portland District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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3.

2:45 - 3:15pm

Panel of fish and wildlife representatives on possible cumulative impacts of wind power development in the region: Bill Tweit, Columbia River Policy Lead, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; John Pierce, Chief Wildlife Scientist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Gregg Servheen, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

 

The Executive and Public Affairs Committees will meet at close of business Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 11

Continuation of Council Meeting - 9am Pacific Time

Join by GotoMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, participant code 76142266.

4.

9 - 9:45am

Summary of Columbia River Treaty Analyses: John Fazio, senior power systems analyst; and Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations.

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2.5mb PDF, updated 5/3
5.

9:45am

Council business:

  • Adoption of minutes
  • Council decision to release draft budget for public comment
  • Council decision on Independent Economic Analysis Board task order
  • Proposed Regional Technical Forum Policy Advisory Committee Members
  • Council decision to renew Natural Gas Advisory Committee charter (updated 5/12)