Getting the Most Out of Natural Gas Key to EPA's Draft Rule
- June 04, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Articles by Carol Winkel
EPA's Proposed Rule to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
- June 02, 2014
- Carol Winkel
On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its proposed rule to reduce carbon emissions from U.S. power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
Anticipating EPA's New Rules to Limit Carbon
- May 28, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Next Monday, the Obama administration is scheduled to announce proposed new rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants under the Clean Air Act. The new rules are widely anticipated as a cornerstone of the president's climate change strategy
Council Comments on NEEA's Strategic, Business Plans
- May 12, 2014
- Carol Winkel
The Council provided comments on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's draft 2015-2019 strategic and business plans this month. NEEA's strategic plan identifies two major goals: filling the energy efficiency pipeline with new opportunities and creating market conditions to accelerate and
REGISTER NOW for the Columbia River Basin 2014 Conference
- May 05, 2014
- Carol Winkel
The conference, scheduled October 21-23 in Spokane, includes themes of:
BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer Addresses Council on Priorities
- March 27, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration's newly sworn in administrator, made his first appearance at a Council meeting in March. Mainzer described his strategic prioriities for the agency, including meeting the energy efficiency targets in the Council's Sixth Power Plan.
New Power Planning Model Will Be Transparent, Accessible
- March 18, 2014
- Carol Winkel
On Friday, Council members voted unanimously to select Navigant Consulting to redevelop a key power planning tool, called the regional portfolio model, that it will use to develop its Seventh Power Plan.
Investigating a 50 Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard in California
- March 14, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Arne Olson, partner at Energy+Environmental Economics, reported on the work his firm completed on the implications of moving to a 50 percent renewable portfolio standard in California. The E3 study, which has received broad attention, was commissioned by the state's
Changes in the Northwest's Power System
- March 13, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Earlier in the year, the Council looked at how loads and generating resources had changed in the Northwest over the years. At its March meeting, staff put it all together and reported on the net changes in loads and resources
BPA Energy Efficiency Funding
- March 12, 2014
- Carol Winkel
Several weeks ago, the Council sent a letter to BPA expressing concern that its proposed funding for energy efficiency would be insufficient to meet the targets in the Council's plan. In following BPA's capital investment review process, the Council noticed