Board Meeting Agenda

Scottsdale, Arizona
April 16-17


Other Meetings and Workshops

WIEB/CREPC Workshop on Natural Gas

Tuesday, April 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Cactus Room

WIEB/CREPC Workshop on Regulatory Electricity Pricing Options

Tuesday, April 17, 2:45 p.m. – 5:30 pm.

Cactus Room

Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation

Wednesday, April 18, 8:30 a.m. –5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 19, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Barcelona/Cactus Room

WRTA Board of Directors

Tuesday, April 17, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

 

Monday, April 16

 

1:00 p.m.       Board business meeting

                           Minutes (3 pages; PDF; priority 1)

                           Board and Committee activities  (HTML link; priority 1)

Report on WIEB projects

         SIP guidebook (HTML link; priority 3)

         Transmission pricing (HTML link; priority 3)

         Wind Evaluation Team (6 pages; PDF; priority 3)

         AP2 Forum (HTML link; priority 3)

Discussion of potential new projects

         Facility siting (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

         Demand responsiveness (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

         Demand responsiveness in buildings (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

         Distributed generation (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

         Interaction of electricity and emission markets (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

                           Budget (7 pages; PDF; priority 1) and Work Plan (13 pages; PDF; priority 1)

                           Election of officers

                           Report from WGA – Jim Souby, WGA

 

2:30 p.m.       National efforts to link energy and environmental issues – Jeff Genzer, NASEO

 

3:15 p.m.       Board follow-up on Governors’ recommendations from February 2

Energy Policy Roundtable (HTML link; priority 1)

         Outline of follow-up action – Doug Larson

 

3:30 p.m.       Proposal from Earth 911 – Chris Warner

Earth 911’s Profile (1 page; PDF; priority 2)

                           Emergency Multi-Media Energy Conservation Education and Promotional Campaign (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

                           Energy Conservation Promotional Campaign (2 pages; PDF; priority 2)

                           Earth 911’s Tracking and Evaluation Capability; Western U.S. Energy Conservation Campaign (4 pages; PDF; priority 2)

                           Proposed WGA Energy Conservation Multi-Media Educational and Promotional Campaign (5 pages;  PDF, priority 1) NEW POSTED 4/14

 

4:15 p.m.       State/provincial roundtable on short-term efficiency measures – John Savage

  Background information:

         Power web site

                  Selected state actions:

Arizona - school construction and remodeling

California (Flex your power site)

Colorado – Governor’s letter

Idaho - energy conservation in state buildings and streamline permitting

Idaho PUC conservation site

Montana - state facilities

New Mexico - Short-term energy conservation strategy, state facilities

Nevada - Nevada Energy Protection Plan

Nevada PUC examining load shedding program

Report to the Governor from the Nevada Electric Energy Policy Committee (1/11/01)

Oregon - conservation and facility siting

Utah – Governor’s energy policy

Washington

Governor orders state buildings to reduce energy demand (1/8/01)

Wyoming - Wyoming Energy Council established

Net metering bill

Northwest Power Planning Council

        

6:30 p.m.       Dinner for Board members

 

Tuesday, April 17

 

8:00 a.m.       Hotel provided breakfast

 

8:30 a.m.       Congressional deliberations on energy legislation

                           Howard Useem, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

 

Continued discussion of short-term energy efficiency measures

 

11:30 a.m.      Adjourn