Day-Ahead Market

• Day-Ahead Market Policy Paper: Cover Letter
• Day-Ahead Market Policy Paper Attachment 1: Staff Recommendation on Day-Ahead Market Participation
• Day-Ahead Market Policy Paper Attachment 2: Preliminary Legal Assessment of Day-Ahead Market Participation

Nov. 4, 2024 

• Meeting presentation (updated Nov. 1, 2024)
• Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) production cost modeling study presentation
• Supplemental study results

July 18, 2024

• Meeting presentation

June 3, 2024

• Meeting presentation (updated June 6, 2024)
  

• Meeting presentation

May 3, 2024

• Meeting presentation
  

• Meeting presentation

Nov. 29, 2023

• Meeting presentation

Oct. 23, 2023

• WMEG Materials
  
  • E3 WMEG Benefits Study presentation
  • Narrative documents
  • BPA WMEG APP1 Results May 12, 2023
  • BPA WMEG APP3 Results May 12, 2023
  • BPA WMEG APP5 Results June 20, 2023
  • BPA WMEG Base Results May 12, 2023
• Meeting presentation

• Meeting presentation

• Meeting presentation

• Issue Alert 1: The Markets+ Governance Framework is the Best Option for a Multi-State Day-Ahead Organized Market
• Addendum to Issue Alert 1: Evaluation of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 2 Final Proposal
• Issue Alert 2: Markets+Applies Key Elements To Enhance Reliability
• Issue Alert 3: Fair and Accurate Market Pricing
• Issue Alert 4: Markets+ Supports Equitable Resolution of Seams Issues
• Issue Alert 5: Support for Clean Resources and State GHG Policies
• Issue Alert 6: Market Operator Actions & Modeling
  
   

Public Engagement Comment Tracker

• BPA DAM Public Engagement Comment Tracker (updated July 16, 2024)

Comment period Nov. 4 – Dec. 6

• Eugene Water & Electric Board
• Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition
• NW Energy Coalition
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• PacifiCorp
• Portland General Electric
• Powerex
• Public Power Council
• Seattle City Light
• Tacoma Power
• TransAlta
• Washington Public Utility Districts Association
  

• Pacific Gas & Electric
• Portland General Electric
• Oregon/Washington State Agencies
• Powerex
• Public Power Council
• Seattle City Light

May 3 comments for the day-ahead market policy paper and staff recommendation

• BPA Public Comment page

Comment period Feb. 2 - March 1

• Alliance of Western Energy Consumers
• Klickitat PUD
• Oregon/Washington State Agencies
• Puget Sound Energy
• Seattle City Light’s perspective on BPA’s day ahead market
• Seattle City Light
• TransAlta
• Western Public Agencies Group

Additional comments

• Alliance of Western Energy Consumers
• Coalition Letter to Pacific NW Congressional Delegation
• Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
  • BPA Response Letter to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
• Consolidated Individual Comments
• Northwest Requirements Utilities
• ORECA Support for BPA Funding Phase 2 of Markets+
• Oregon Clean Grid Collaborative Members
• Oregon Governor Kotek
  • BPA Response Letter to Governor Kotek
• Oregon Municipal Electric Utilities Association
• Oregon State Legislature
  • BPA Response Letter to the Oregon State Legislature
• Oregon & Washington PUD Associations
• Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC)
• Public Power Council
• Public Power Council Executive Committee RE: BPA Funding Phase 2 of Markets+
• Seattle City Light response to BPA’s E3 study sensitivities & Markets+ Phase 2 Decision
  • BPA Response to Seattle City Light (Dec. 13, 2024)
• Senators Merkley, Wyden, Cantwell, and Murray to BPA Administrator Hairston (Dec. 13, 2024)
  • Public Power Council Response to Oregon and Washington Senators (Dec. 16, 2024)
  • NW Energy Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Earth Justice, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, Idaho Conservation League, Northwest Sportfishing Industry Assn., Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, Washington Conservation Action and Montana Environmental Information Center Letter to Oregon and Washington Senators (Dec. 19, 2024) 
• Senators Merkley, Wyden, Cantwell, and Murray to BPA Administrator Hairston
  • BPA Administrator Hairston Response Letter to Senators Merkley, Wyden, Cantwell, and Murray
  • Oregon and Washington Utilities Response Letter to Senators Merkley, Wyden, Cantwell, and Murray
  • Puget Sound Energy Response Letter to Senators Cantwell, Murray, Merkley and Wyden
• Washington Governor Inslee
  • BPA Response Letter to Washington Governor Inslee
• Washington Public Utility Districts Association
• Western Public Agencies Group RE: DAM Governance 

Comment period Nov. 29 - Jan. 5

• Alliance of Western Energy Consumers
• Eugene Water and Electric Board
• PacifiCorp
• PNGC Power
• BPA Response Letter to PNGC Power
• Powerex
• Public Power Council
• Seattle City Light
• Tacoma Power
• TransAlta
• Washington State Agencies
• Western Public Agencies Group

Comment period Oct. 23 – Nov. 20

• Alliance of Western Energy Consumers
• Joint Oregon and Washington State Agencies
• Northwest Requirements Utilities
• NW Energy Coalition
• PacifiCorp
• Portland General Electric
• Public Power Council
• Renewable Northwest
• Seattle City Light
• The Energy Authority
• Western Public Agencies Group

Comment period Sept. 12 – Oct. 15

• Eugene Water and Electric Board
• Franklin PUD
• Joint Oregon and Washington State Agencies
• Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition
• Northwest Requirements Utilities
• Public Power Council
• Renewable Northwest
• Renewable Northwest (participation letter)
• Seattle City Light
• Western Public Agencies Group

Comment period July 15 – Aug. 15

• Alliance of Western Energy Consumers
• Joint Oregon and Washington State Agencies
• Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition
• Northwest Requirements Utilities
• NW Energy Coalition
• NW Public Power Organized Market Design Principles
• Public Generating Pool
• Public Power Council
• Seattle City Light
• Small Group Response from Consumer-Owned Utility Customers
• TransAlta
• Western Public Agencies Group
   

• August 2024 Analysis Tasks (updated June 27, 2024)