Resource Strategies Advisory Committee Meeting

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions –

Henry Lorenzen, RSAC Chair and Oregon Council Member

9:15 AM

Discussion of RSAC Role and Meeting Schedule –

Tom Eckman, Power Division Director

• 7^th Power Plan Schedule
• RSAC Participation and Meeting Schedule
• RSAC Operating Norms
• Role of RSAC Liaison (Terry Morlan)
• Use of E-mail Alerts to facilitate timely engagement

9:30 AM

Quantification of Environmental Costs and Benefits

• Power Act Requirements
• Past Council Methods
• Discussion of Questions Raised in Issue Paper
  Background Presentation from Sept 2014

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Carbon Regulation/Risk in 7th Plan

• Current views on state responses to EPA’s 111(d) proposal
• What should the 7^th Plan assume regarding 111(d)?
• What Scenario/Sensitivity analysis would be useful?
• Value of Regional compliance plan analysis?
• Other issues?

12:00 noon

Lunch – On your own

1:00 PM

Making the Regional Plan Useful to State/BPA/Utilities

• How can a regional plan be most useful to utilities, states and others?
• Application of analytical results

o   Focus on strategic implications rather than “resource stack”?

• Collaboration on development of Action Plan

1:45 PM

Future Meeting Agenda Requests and Discussion Topics

• Identify RSAC’s High Priority Issues

2:00PM

Adjourn