northwest regional workshop 

Held October 27, 2020
NWHA and NHA we proud to host a virtual workshop for members and attendees. 
The workshop included a cross-section of topics relevant to hydropower in the Northwest.  
Attendees may request the presentations or access to the video recordings by emailing info@nwhydro.org. 

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Agenda- October 27th
8:30 a.m. 
Virtual Coffee Chat

• Crystal Enkvist, Alaska Power Association (APA)
• Brenna Vaughn, Northwest Hydroelectric Association (NWHA)
• Malcolm Woolf, National Hydropower Association (NHA)

9:00 - 9:30 
Introductions
Updates

• Updates from the Hill- Malcolm Woolf, NHA
  • FERC Part 12D Dam Safety NOPR
  • Clean Currents planning
  • Congressional session aftermath
• Regional Update - Mary Gail Sullivan, Northwestern Energy

9:30-10:40
Hot Topics

• 401- Final Rule – “a year is a year” - How does the change in Section 401 of the Clean Water Act affect licensees? How does it change the negotiation process? How do we get to better outcomes? - Matt Love, Cascadia Law Group
• Don't Get Burned Twice - Planning for and Mitigating Fire Impacts - Paul Meeks, Worthington Products
• Hydropower Communications Toolkit Update - Matt Pevarnik, GE

10:40-11:30 a.m.
Keeping the Lights on with Hydropower - How can Resource Adequacy in the Northwest and CA Fully Value Hydropower

• Gregg Carrington, Northwest Power Pool
• Scott Flake, Scott Flake Consulting

11:30-12:00
Recent Policy and Market Trends

• Opportunities and Barriers for Marketing Small-Scale Hydropower Developments in Oregon - Dave Moldal, Energy Trust of Oregon
• How bitcoin and grow operations, and other high-load factors are affecting markets - Baxter Gillette, Grant County PUD
  
  

12:00-1:00 p.m.
Break

1:00-2:00 p.m.
Virtual Power Plant Tour
Bonneville Dam
Q&A with Mike Adams, USACE Operations Project Manager and Ray Guajardo Chief of Operations, Bonneville Dam

2:00-4:00 p.m.
STEM to Hydro Dialogue Workshop
Are you interested in growing the hydropower workforce in an innovative and virtual way?  Join the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the Hydropower Foundation as they take participants on a journey through the recently launched STEM Hydropower portal.  There, participants will be presented with the portal structure and content at a high level.  Dialogues will focus on expanding and enriching the portal content and identifying gaps and needs for additional information to foster the linkage between academia and industry.  Participants will have the opportunity to provide feedback on its relevance, breadth of information and its ability to disseminate information and attract workers to strengthen the U.S. hydro industry.  This workshop is a great opportunity to collaborate with industry and academia and contribute to a tool that is building the hydropower workforce of tomorrow. (Max participants = 25) Registration is complimentary but required due to size limits and can be made through the register now link above.  

Registration is now closed. 
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Northwest Hydroelectric Association
providing a regional forum for the hydropower industry

P.O. Box 441 Lake Oswego, OR 97034
​Phone: 503-502-7262    Fax: 503-253-9172  Email: info@nwhydro.org