Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report to Congress

March 25, 2008  |  document 2008-02

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To Congress and the citizens of the Pacific Northwest:

In Fiscal Year 2007, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council completed the first biennial assessment of the 2004 Fifth Northwest Power Plan (hereafter the “Fifth Power Plan” or the “Plan”), completed a collaborative report on integrating wind power into the regional power supply, assessed the volume of carbon dioxide emitted by Northwest power plants and recommended ways to reduce resulting emissions, and developed new model conservation standards to improve the energy-use efficiency of new commercial buildings.

The Council also began work that will lead to an amendment of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program in 2008, recommended five projects to test innovative techniques for improving fish and wildlife survival, reconstituted the oversight board for the Fish Passage Center, and received reports from the Independent Scientific Advisory Board on the potential effects of global climate change and human population growth on fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin.

Through these activities and others, the Council continues to provide Northwest citizens an opportunity unique in the nation to participate in and influence decision-making regarding the region’s electricity supply and Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife. Through implementation of its performance-based fish and wildlife program, and through the careful and collaborative development of regional energy policy, the Council continues to ensure that Northwest electricity ratepayers enjoy the benefits of the low-cost federal hydropower system while responsibly addressing the impacts of the system on fish and wildlife populations, which have economic and cultural importance to the region.

I am pleased to submit this report on the Council’s major activities in Fiscal Year 2007.

Sincerely,

W. Bill Booth
Chair

 

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