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Status of the Resource Adequacy Forum

Status of the Resource Adequacy Forum. Steering Committee January 29, 2010. Outline. History of the Forum Objectives What the Forum is and isn’t Options for the Future. History of the Forum. Council and BPA created the Forum in 2005 in response to action items in the 5 th Power Plan

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Status of the Resource Adequacy Forum

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  1. Status of the Resource Adequacy Forum Steering Committee January 29, 2010

  2. Outline • History of the Forum • Objectives • What the Forum is and isn’t • Options for the Future

  3. History of the Forum • Council and BPA created the Forum in 2005 in response to action items in the 5th Power Plan • Forum developed a preliminary adequacy standard and implementation plan, which were adopted by the Council in April 2008 • Forum has assessed the power supply adequacy annually • Forum is scheduled to review its methodology this year

  4. Forum Objectives • To develop a resource adequacy standard for the Pacific Northwest power supply • To annually review the status of the power supply • To initiate appropriate actions when the supply is deemed to be inadequate • To work with other utilities in the West and with NERC in developing methods to integrate the Northwest’s standard with those of other regions

  5. What the Forum is and isn’t • The Forum’s assessment is an early warning system • The Forum’s minimum thresholds are not resource planning targets • The Forum’s assessment is a regional perspective – it is not intended to be used directly by individual utilities • The Council encourages utilities to incorporate the Forum’s methodology when assessing their own adequacy needs • The Forum does not infringe on the jurisdiction of states or on the prerogatives of individual utilities

  6. Options for the Future • Status Quo – ad hoc committee • An organized standing committee (formal membership and bylaws) • A Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) advisory committee (e.g. RTF) • An independent entity (e.g. NEEA)

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