Cost Savings Work Group Meeting
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Committee meeting

Wildlife Advisory Committee

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 to Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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Tuesday, April 7

Fish and Wildlife Committee – Western Star Meeting Room – 9:00am

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  • Fish and Wildlife Program Action Plan Spreadsheet (see Excel)
  • Report on cost savings workgroup meeting
  • Report on Regional Coordination Forum meeting
  • Update from Wildlife Advisory Committee on draft definitions for secondary and operational losses

Power Committee – Empire Builder Meeting Room – 8:30am

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  • Draft 2020/21 Adequacy Assessment
  • Report: Power System Carbon Footprint Assumptions
  • Guidance on Scenario Input Assumptions 
    • 2B - Social Cost of Carbon
    • 4C and 4D - Conservation Deployment Rates
  • Draft Approach to Balancing and Flexibility for Draft Plan
  • Discussion of Scenario 1B and other Related Scenario Analysis Updates

Council Meeting – 1:30pm Empire Builder Meeting Room

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  1:30 – 2pm Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Bill Bradbury, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Smith, chair, power committee; and Jennifer Anders, chair, public affairs committee.
1. 2:00 – 2:45pm Remarks by the Honorable Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana.
2. 2:45 – 3:45pm Update on O&M strategic plan: Bill Booth, Idaho Council Member; Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation; Jeff Allen, Idaho Council staff;  Bryan Mercier, Bonneville Power Administration; and Patrick Murphy, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

The Executive Committee and the Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, April 7.

Wednesday, April 8

Continuation of Council Meeting – 9:00am Empire Builder Meeting Room

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3.  9 – 9:30am Briefing on treatment of Environmental Compliance Cost for Existing Resources: Tom Eckman, director, power division; and John Shurts, general counsel. Presentation slides
4.  9:30 – 10:15am Update on Power Plan scenario analysis: Tom Eckman; and Ben Kujala, manager, system analysis.
  10:15 – 10:30am Break
5.  10:30 – 11:15am Panel discussion on Low Income Energy Efficiency (LIEE): Ray Ellis, Manager, Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Eureka Montana; Jim Morton, Human Resources Council, Executive Director District XI (Missoula)/ Diego Rivas: Montana Policy Associate, Northwest Energy Coalition, and Brent Barclay, BPA: Energy Efficiency Programs Manager
6. 11:15am – Noon Panel presentation from Montana public utility representatives: Joe Lucas, General Manager of the Western Montana Generation and Transmission Cooperative; and other utility executives.
7. Noon Council business: Approval of minutes
    Public comment on any issue before the Council

The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.