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|   EnergyPower Plan      Fourth Power Plan        Revised Fourth Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan
**July 1998  **|**   document 98-22**

**Chapter 1: Executive Summary**
- The Fourth Northwest Power Plan
- The Evolving Northwest Electricity          Industry
- Capturing the Benefits of Competition
- The Existing Northwest Power System
- Forecasts and Resource Trends
- Resource Issues in Competitive Markets
Cost-Effective Conservation
Renewable Resources
Environmental Considerations

- The Role of the Bonneville Power          Administration
- The Future Role of the Northwest Power          Planning Council
- Structuring the Competitive Marketplace

**Chapter 2: The Evolving Northwest      Electricity Industry**
- 2-A. Competition in Electricity Markets
The Traditional Regulatory            Environment
Regulatory Policy ? Wholesale            Competition
Retail Competition

- 2-B. Restructuring of the Natural Gas          Industry
- 2-C. Gas Turbine Technology

**Chapter 3: Capturing the Benefits      of  Competition**
- 3-A. Benefits of Competition
- 3-B. Principles for a Competitive          Electricity Market
Absence of Market Power

- 3-C. Characteristics of Competitive          Markets
Risk and Reward
Markets are Dynamic

- 3-D. Limitations of Competitive Markets
Markets are Rarely Perfect
Efficiency Not Equity

- 3-E. The Transition Matters

**Chapter 4: The Existing Northwest Power      System**
- 4-A. Resources Added Since 1991
- 4-B. The Hydroelectric System
Accommodating Fish and Power

- 4-C. Other Generating Resources
Coal-fired Power Plants
Nuclear Power Plants
Natural Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle            Power Plants
Industrial Cogeneration
Other Renewable Resource Projects
Other Projects

- 4-D. Conservation
Fuel Choice

**Chapter 5: Forecasts and Resource      Trends**
- 5-A. Growing Demand for Electricity
Economic Patterns
Electricity Demand Forecast

- 5-B. Natural Gas Price Forecasts
- 5-C. The Western Power Market
The Western Generation and            Transmission System
West Coast Resource Availability and            Price
Estimated Level of Reliance on the            West Coast Market

- 5-D. New Generating Resource Potential
General Prospects for Development of            New Generating Resources

- 5-E. Hydropower System Uncertainties

**Chapter 6: Resource Issues in      Competitive Markets**
- 6-A. Cost-Effective Conservation
How Much Conservation has the Region            Achieved?
How Much Remains to be Done?
Conservation's Benefits,            Uncertainties and Risks
Will the Remaining Cost-Effective            Conservation Be Achieved?

- Utilities and Conservation: A New          Paradigm
Options for Conservation Development            in the Long-Term

- 6-B. A Renewable Energy Strategy
Renewables Activities - 1991 to the            Present
Prospects for Development of            Renewable Energy Resources

- Why People Support Renewables
Value of Renewables Available for            Development
Value of Accelerated Renewables            Development
Findings Regarding a Near-Term            Strategy
Conclusions: Justifiable Elements of            a Renewable Resource Strategy

- 6-C. Environmental Considerations
Environmental Mitigation in            Competitive Electricity Markets
Global Climate Change
Power System Cost Analysis
Regional Actions While Climate            Change is Uncertain

- International Response to the Climate          Change Issue
New York, 1988
Rio de Janeiro, 1992
Berlin, 1995
Washington, D.C.

**Chapter 7: The Role of the Bonneville      Power Administration**
- 7-A. Alternatives for the Federal          Columbia River Power System
Sale of Assets vs. Sale or Lease of            Marketing Rights
Issues in Considering Alternatives

- 7-B. Consistency with the Principles,          Characteristics and Limitations of Competitive Markets
Should Bonneville's Transmission            and Generation Assets Be Separated?
Market Power
Markets, Risks and Rewards

- 7-C. Allocation of Benefits
The Basis of the Benefits ? the            Hydropower System
Distribution of Regional Benefits
Marketing and Pricing

- 7-D. Public Purposes
- 7-E. Conclusions

**Chapter 8: The Future Role of the      Northwest Power Planning Council**
- 8-A. Goals of the Northwest Power Act
- 8-B. The Council's Power Planning          Innovations
- 8-C. The Future Role of the Council
Council Functions under the            Northwest Power Act
New Roles for the Council?
No Role for the Council?

**Links to Related Materials and Sites**

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