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The Public Power Council (PPC) is a voice for consumer-owned electric utilities in the Northwest. 

Since 1966, we have been representing the interests of municipal utilities, public and people's utility districts, and rural electric cooperatives.

arrow 04/26/2012: Scott Corwin testifies for PPC at the House Natural Resources Committee's hearing on the Potential Impacts of the Dept. of Energy's Memo to the Power Marketing Administrations. To view his testimony click here.

arrow 04/11/2012: Northwest Congressional delegation sends letter to Energy Secretary Chu raising concerns with his memo to BPA. To view this letter click here.

arrow 04/04/2012: PPC comments on the ISRP's review of the Ocean Synthesis Report. Click here to view the comments.

arrow03/27/2012: PPC submits Joint Intervenor comments in response to BPA's compliance filing at FERC on Oversupply Management Protocol (formerly called Environmental Redispatch). Click here to view the comments.

arrow 03/16/2012: PPC questions the need for the Department of Energy's memo outlining a vision and policy direction for the Bonneville Power Administration regarding the facilitation of energy efficiency and renewable energy. To view PPC's statement click here.

arrow 03/16/2012: PPC highlights key concerns with the Department of Energy Memo to BPA outlining policy direction on energy efficiency and renewable energy. To view this document click here.

arrow 03/06/2012: PPC releases the 2012 Fish Facts, a compilation of relevant facts regarding the BPA ratepayer-funded effort to aid salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. To view click here.

arrow 03/06/2012: PPC releases issue papers on Integrating Variable Generation, the Columbia River Treaty, BPA Budget and Rates, and 2012 Fish Facts. To view these issue papers click here.

arrow 03/05/2012: Public power sends a joint letter to Senator Merkley urging him to resist calls to supplant the existing collaborative process that developed the 2010 Supplemental Biological Opinion for the FCRPS with a new process. To view the letter click here.

arrow 02/21/2012: PPC comments on BPA's proposed Oversupply Management Protocol. To view the comments click here.

arrow 02/03/2012: PPC elects New Board Members to fill open seats for the remainder of the 2011-2012 term. See announcement by clicking here.

arrow 01/26/2012: PPC submits joint Public Power Comments on Proposed Section 1A of the BPA Open-Access Transmission Tariff. To view comments click here.

arrow 01/06/2012: PPC, NRU and PNGC filed a request for rehearing of FERC's order on BPA's Environmental Redispatch policy. To view the request for rehearing click here.

arrow 12/15/2011: PPC sends a letter to the NW Congressional delegation expressing frustration with FERC's order on BPA's Environmental Redispatch policy and concern over the impact to electricity ratepayers. To view the letter click here.

arrow 12/12/2011: PPC submits comments on BPA's capital program. To view comments click here.

arrow 12/09/2011: PPC finds fault with the FERC ruling regarding BPA's environmental redispatch policy. To see PPC's statement click here.

arrow12/09/2011: PPC comments on BPA's conservation budget over commitment. To view these comments click here.

arrow 09/22/2011: Scott Corwin, PPC's Executive Director, testified on H.R. 1719, the Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011, before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water & Power. To view his testimony, delivered on Sept. 22, 2011, click here.

arrow 09/10/2011: PPC Executive Director, Scott Corwin, defends the 2010 Biological Opinion for the Columbia River and the collaborative process that was used to develop the BiOp in a Register Guard Op Ed. To view his Op Ed click here.

arrow 09/09/2011: Pacific Northwest Public Power entities send a joint letter to the Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging rejection of any changes to the rate setting policies of the PMAs. To view the letter click here.

arrow 08/17/2011: PPC, NRU and PNGC file a joint answer in the Iberdrola, et al, challenge at FERC to BPA's Environmental Redispatch interim policy. To view the joint answer click here.

arrow 08/02/2011: PPC issues a statement on the U.S. District Court's ruling on the 2010 Supplemental Biological Opinion for the Operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System. To view statement by click here.

arrow 08/01/2011: PPC comments on the proposed Memorandum of Agreement between the Kalispel Tribe and the Action Agencies. To view the comments click here.

arrow 07/19/2011: PPC, NRU and PNGC file joint comments in the Iberdrola, et al, challenge to BPA's Environmental Redispatch interim policy at FERC. Click here to view the comments.

arrow 07/08/2011: PPC submits comments on the Northwest Power & Conservation Council's Tenth Annual Report to Governors on BPA's fish and wildlife costs. To view the comments click here.

arrow 07/06/2011: PPC signs joint NW association letter to the NW Senate delegation opposing the nomination of Rebecca Wodder, current President of American Rivers, to Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of Interior. To view the joint letter click here.

 

 
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