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2021 RA Symposium - End of Phase 2B

Moderator: Rebecca Sexton, Sapere Consulting

Panelists: Gregg Carrington, Northwest Power Pool
Mark Holman, Powerex
Robert Davis, Chelan Public Utility District
Sarah Edmonds, Portland General Electric

Aug. 4, 2021, 8:19 a.m.

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

Aug. 4, 2021, 8:17 a.m.

2021 RA Symposium Keynote

Featuring Chairman Richard Glick, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Aug. 4, 2021, 8:11 a.m.

NWPP to Hire SPP to Provide Program Operator Services for RA Program …

PORTLAND, OR – Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) intends to hire Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) to provide program operator services in its effort to develop a resource adequacy program for interested utilities in the West.

In this role, SPP will work with the NWPP and its resource adequacy (RA) participants to help develop, implement, and operate the resource adequacy program.

“Southwest Power Pool has substantial experience developing and running a resource adequacy program acro…

Aug. 3, 2021, 1:46 p.m.

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)

Aug. 3, 2021, 9:18 a.m.

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 last two years to stand up a resource adequacy program,” said Frank Afranji, NWPP President. “We believe the resource adequacy program will provide mult…

July 28, 2021, 4:49 p.m.

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 program"? (0m 50s)

Geoffrey Moore serves on the NWPP Resource Adequacy Steering Committee, representing Portland General Electric, where he works as a…