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Conservation Key to Meeting Growth by Staff BPA Journal, October 2010

Most of BPA's incremental energy needs for the next several years can be met by meeting energy efficiency targets and relying on short- and mid-term market purchases.

That's according to BPA's recently released Resource Program which analyzes the agency's resources and supply obligations through 2019. It also informs BPA choices regarding the types of resources available for acquisition over the planning period, and is consistent with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Sixth Power Plan.

In addition to relying on conservation, BPA plans to continue to:

• Rely on short- and mid-term wholesale power market purchases.
• Facilitate integration of renewable resources into the BPA system.
• Increase transmission grid operating flexibilities, develop smart grid technologies and directly involve electricity users through demand response programs.
• Track, evaluate and pursue availability of pumped storage and natural gas-fired resources for seasonal heavy load hour energy and/or balancing reserves.