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Draft Fourth Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan
Northwest Power in Transition: Opportunities and Risks

May 23, 1996  |  document 96-5

[Note: This document has been replaced by the Revised Fourth Power Plan, document 98-22.]

Introductory letter

Dear Interested Party:

In March 1996, the Northwest Power Planning Council released for public comment the Draft Fourth Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan. Comment on that draft was held open through 1996, while the Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Energy System was conducted. This Addendum to the draft power plan updates information that has changed since the release of the draft plan, incorporates recommendations from the Comprehensive Review Steering Committee and suggests ways to implement those recommendations. The Council will take public comment on this Addendum through October 31, 1997. Hearings are being scheduled in all four Northwest states, and consultations on the Addendum will be held as needed.

The Draft Fourth Northwest Power Plan describes the changing electricity industry, analyzes some of the consequences of the more competitive power market that is emerging, and suggests some alternative strategies the Northwest may adopt in response to industry changes. No changes have been made to that draft; all updating and comment have been incorporated into the Addendum.

Taken together, the draft power plan and the Addendum constitute the complete Draft Fourth Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan. Additional copies of the Addendum (publication 97-7), the draft plan (publication 96-5) or the technical appendices (publication 96-5A) are available from the Council?s central office. (You can order the complete set of technical appendices or individual sections.) Call: 1-503-222-5161 or 1-800-452-5161. FAX your request to: 1-503-795-3370.

[The comment period has ended.] The Council welcomes your comment. Please submit written comment to: "Draft Power Plan Comments" at Northwest Power Planning Council, 851 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204. Comment can also be e-mailed, FAXed or phoned in. Contact the Council?s public affairs division for further information.

Sincerely,

John Etchart
Chair

Report

Due to the plan's size, it is available both as a single self-executing ZIP file and as separate chapters in Word or self-extracting ZIP format.

Document File type
Table of Contents 13k Word
Chapter 1 - Executive Summary 50k Word
Chapter 2 - The Evolving Northwest Electricity Industry 40k Word
Chapter 3 - Capturing the Benefits of Competition 35k Word
Chapter 4 - The Existing Northwest Power System 100k Word
Chapter 5 - Forecasts and Resource Trends 210k Word
Chapter 6 - Resource Issues in Competitive Markets 310k Word
Chapter 7 - The Role of Bonneville Power Administration7 45k Word
Chapter 8 - The Future Role of the Council 35k Word
Appendix A - Pacific Northwest Generating Resources 200k Word
Appendix B - Hydropower Availability in Response to Salmon Recovery 95k Word
Appendix C - Fuel Price Forecasts 65k self-extracting ZIP
Appendix D - Economic and Demand Forecasts 150k self-extracting ZIP
Appendix E - An Analysis of the Western Power Market 180k Word
Appendix F - Generation Cost and Performance 315k self-extracting ZIP
Appendix G - Conservation Cost, Performance, and Value 2.5m self-extracting ZIP
Appendix H - Description of Resource Analysis Model -- ISAAC 230k self-extracting ZIP
Appendix I - Environmental Cost Methodology 25k Word
Appendix J - The Model Conservation Standards 35k Word
Appendix K - Renewable Resource Confirmation Agenda 15k Word
All chapters 315k self-extracting ZIP
All appendices 2.2m self-extracting ZIP

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