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NW Energy Coalition Webinar Resource Adequacy in the Northwest
May 7, 2020
NW Energy Coalition Webinar Resource Adequacy in the Northwest - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NW Energy Coalition Webinar Resource Adequacy in the Northwest May 7, 2020 1 About the NW Energy Coalition The NW Energy Coalition leads the Northwest's broadest alliance of energy interests in designing, promoting, and implementing
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May 7, 2020
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The NW Energy Coalition leads the Northwest's broadest alliance of energy interests in designing, promoting, and implementing clean, affordable, and equitable energy policy grounded in analytical expertise. nwenergy.org facebook.com/nwenergy twitter.com/nwenergy
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May 7th, 2020 Panelists: Ben Kujala NW Power and Conservation Council Elaine Hart Portland General Electric Therese Hampton Public Generating Pool Moderated by: Fred Heutte NW Energy Coalition
NW Energy Coalition Webinar
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Regional Hydro Power Depends on Water Runoff
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Check out the Power Supply Source Data
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Change in Resource Dispatch
Hydro Thermal
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Planned retirements based on agreements, announcements, IRPs; subject to change Idaho Power intends to end its participation in North Valmy 1 in 2019 Uncertainty remains over timing of Jim Bridger 1,2 potential accelerated retirements Hardin Generating Station was sold to an out-of-region cryptocurrency company; therefore no longer “counts” towards the region Colstrip 3,4 should be considered very tentative
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Data source: Council’s project database
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WECC Coal Units in Operation - By State/Province
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Overall, coal operating in the WECC falls from about ~34GW in 2019, to ~15GW in 2030 and ~13GW in 2032 (and thereafter)
Data source: Council’s project database and coal unit retirements database/map
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Panelists: Ben Kujala NW Power and Conservation Council Elaine Hart Portland General Electric Therese Hampton Public Generating Pool Moderated by: Fred Heutte NW Energy Coalition Resource Adequacy in the Northwest
Questions or Feedback? Email: kat@nwenergy.org
We will post the recording on our website: www.nwenergy.org
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