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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)

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NWPP Releases Detailed Design of Resource Adequacy Program

PORTLAND, OR – The Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) and participating member utilities in the resource adequacy program development effort have released a detailed design of a resource adequacy program for interested utilities in the West.

“We are very excited to share with the region the progress we’ve made over the la…

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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…
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Recording of 2021.07.16 Public Webinar

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Recording of 2021.07.14 LSE Info Forum

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Recording of 2021.06.17 LSE Info Forum

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Recording of 2021.05.21 LSE Info Forum

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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…
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Q&A re: ERCOT Load Shed Event

What was the February 2021 cold weather event that resulted in load shed in ERCOT and SPP?

The polar vortex event was an extreme weather event that resulted in massive load shed in both ERCOT and the Southwest Powerpool. This event occurred due to a confluence of factors, including a failure to adequately winterize…

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Recording of January 29, 2021 RA Public Webinar

Slides are available for download here.

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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…