Council Meeting
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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 to Wednesday, January 10, 2024

► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.

Tuesday, January 9

Power Committee – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  • Power Division Update and Planning (JL) (► Video)
  • Report on U.S. Government Commitments: Power related topics (JS, JL) (► Video)
  • Update on Long-Term Load Forecast Model Buildout (SS) (► Video)
  • Idaho Power IRP, Jared Ellsworth - Transmission, Distribution & Resource Planning Director and Ian McGetrick, Senior Resource Planning Analyst (60) (► Video)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1:30pm (PST) / 2:30pm (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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Wednesday, January 10

Council Meeting – 9:30am (PST) / 10:30am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  9:30 – 9:45am
(► Video)		 Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr., Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 9:45 – 10:45am
(► Video)		 Overview of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control: Allan Martin, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; Eric Winther, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Grant Waltz, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  10:45 – 11am Break
2. 11 - 11:30am
(► Video)		 Update on Carbon Emissions from the Power Sector: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst.
3. 11:30am
(► Video)		 Council Business:
  • Council approval for the summary of the December 2023 Council Meeting
  • Authorization for contract with Rockcress Consulting for Distributed Energy Resources technical support
  • Approval of the Council’s Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022
  • Election of officers
    Public comment on any issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums. All meetings are recorded.