Will there be enough electricity after coal plants shut down? (by Pat Dooris of KGW8)
Burning coal to create electricity kept the lights on in the Pacific Northwest for decades. Now, the major utility companies are turning away from coal, pushed by political and legal action, falling costs of renewable energy and a desire to help fight global warming. Renewable power sources are better for the environm…
Resource Adequacy Update, July 2020
Featuring Sachin Verma (NVEnergy), Andrew McLain (Northwestern Energy), Therese Hampton (Public Generating Pool), and Joel Cook (Bonneville Power Administration), this month's video revolves around the benefits of a resource adequacy program, and the aspirations for such a program in the NWPP footprint.
Resource Adequacy Update, September 2020
The NWPP Resource Adequacy Program development process includes a Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) consisting of representatives from 21 organizations. Members of the SAC are carefully evaluating and discussing each phase of the program design. This video update touches on some of their perspectives on several bro…
Ask Geoff! Episodes 1-3
In this new lightweight series from NWPP, Geoffrey Moore (PGE) answers stakeholder questions about the development of the NWPP Resource Adequacy Program in 60 seconds or less. The first 3 episodes cover these questions:
- How is the forward showing program distinct from typical utility forecasting?
- What is meant…
Ask Geoff! Episodes 4 - 6
In this latest batch of our Ask Geoff webseries, Geoffrey Moore (PGE) answers stakeholder questions about the development of the NWPP Resource Adequacy Program in roughly 60 seconds or less. Episodes 4, 5, and 6 explore questions related to the NWPP RA Interim Solution.
Geoffrey Moore serves on the NWPP Resource Ad…
Ask Geoff! Episodes 7 - 10
In the latest episodes of Ask Geoff, Geoff answers these viewer submitted questions:
- What happened in Texas, and how do those events relate to the NWPP RA Program? (1m 07s)
- What is the difference between the Reserve Sharing Program and the Resource Adequacy Program? (1m 05s)
- Are all hydro resources treated t…
Ask Geoff! Episodes 11, 12, & 13
In the latest episodes of Ask Geoff, Geoff definitively lays to rest any confusion about energy versus capacity:
- How do you define capacity, and how is it distinct from energy? (1m 18s)
- What does a "capacity RA program" mean?? (0m 48s)
- What do people mean when they say the NWPP RA program isn't an "energy RA…
Video Introduction - 2021 Resource Adequacy Symposium
Featuring Bill Drummond (Northwest Power Pool), Maria Pope (Portland General Electric), Debra Smith (Seattle City Light), John Hairston (Bonneville Power Administration), and Lisa Grow (Idaho Power Company)
2021 RA Symposium - Report from the Region
Moderator: Therese Hampton, Public Generating Pool
Panelists: Ben Kujala, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Arne Olson, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
Randy Hardy, Hardy Energy Consulting
Maury Galbraith, Western Interstate Energy Board
Branden Sudduth, Western Electricity Coordinating Council