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Utility Advisory Committee
Jack Pittis Conference Room
Port Angeles, WA 98362
February 9, 2016
AGENDA
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval Of Minutes For December 15, 2015
IV. Late Items
V. Discussion Items:
A. Department of Ecology Stormwater Grant Acceptances
B. Herrera Environmental Professional Services Agreement Amendment No 2, Elwha River
Hydraulic Analysis and Remediation
VI. Information Only Items:
A. “Improve the Odds” Ductless Heat Pump Workshop (verbal report)
B. Commercial Lighting Rebates Update (verbal report)
VII. Next Meeting Date: March 8, 2016
VIII. Adjournment
Utility Advisory Committee
Jack Pittis Conference Rooms
Port Angeles, WA 98362
December 8, 2015
3:00 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Lynn Bedford called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
II. Roll Call
UAC Assigned
Councilmembers Present: Lee Whetham, Dan Gase, Sissi Bruch (3:12)
Other Councilmembers Absent: Dan DiGuilio, Patrick Downie, Brad Collins, Cherie Kidd
UAC Members Present: Betsey Wharton, Lynn Bedford, Rob Feller
UAC Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Craig Fulton, Gregg King, William Bloor, Mike Puntenney,
James Burke, Tom McCabe, Jeff Bender, Michelle Hale
Others Present: Two Citizens
Burt Clothier - Robinson-Noble
Michael Krautkramer - Robinson-Noble
III. Approval Of Minutes
Vice Chairman Lee Whetham requested a motion to approve the minutes of November 10, 2015.
Betsey Wharton seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
IV. Late Items:
None
V. Discussion Items:
A. 2015 Hydrogeologic Services Feasibility Study
Craig Fulton provided an introduction to the City of Port Angeles’ preliminary exploration for
the development of new ground water sources to supplement the current surface water sources
from the Elwha River. The City contracted with Robinson-Noble to provide a groundwater
source feasibility assessment to research the potential of producing groundwater from one or
more wells within or in proximity to the City limits (Phase 1).
Burt Clothier and Michael Krautkramer of Robinson-Noble presented a PowerPoint briefing of
the results of the Phase 1 analysis. The study involved the acquisition and review of information
available from published reports and agency files that was used as the basis for describing the
hydrogeologic settings of the study area and identifying specific groundwater regimes within the
greater Port Angeles area. If one or more areas are identified with a reasonable expectation of
success in developing a new source well, the second phase (2), would be to perform a
preliminary assessment of the water right situation to identify possible complicating aspects in
the proposed groundwater withdrawal. The third phase (3) would be to secure drilling
agreements and to drill test wells. It is anticipated that three test wells would be required. The
fourth and final phase (4) would be to secure water right permit(s), construct product wells,
transmission mains, and pumping facilities. Craig Fulton discussed the phases and spoke of
bringing in the future, a request to the UAC to move forward with phase 2, subject to available
funds. A lengthy discussion followed.
B. Interagency Agreement with Department of Ecology for Local Source
Control Program
James Burke explained the grant funding being offered to the City to support the temporary full
time, 24-month term employment position dedicated to small business education and technical
assistance for applying best management practices in handling hazardous and dangerous wastes,
stormwater, solid waste and spill prevention. The Department of Ecology is providing the City a
grant for the Local Source Control Program in an amount of $218,890. No City matching funds
are required. Discussion followed.
Dan Gase moved to recommend City Council to approve and authorize the City Manager
to sign an agreement accepting a grant in the amount of $218,890 from the Washington
State Department of Ecology, and to make minor modifications to the contract, if
necessary. Sissi Bruch seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
C. Department of Ecology Coordinated Prevention Grant Acceptance
James Burke reviewed the City’s application for a two year Coordinated Prevention Grant (CPG)
for July 2015-June 2017 that has been approved by Department of Ecology (DOE). The grant is
for the moderate risk waste collection (collection/operations/disposal) and the waste reduction
and recycling program. The Department of Ecology is providing the City the Coordinated
Prevention Grant for a total eligible amount of $159,000. The grant is based on a 75/25 match.
The City’s share is $39,750, with the balance being funded by DOE in the amount of $119,250.
The total eligible costs are broken into two categories: residential moderate risk waste operations
($138,000) and waste reduction and recycling education and outreach ($21,000). The City has
participated in this program for more than 15 years. Discussion followed.
Sissi Bruch moved to recommend City Council to authorize the Director of Public Works
to sign the Department of Ecology Coordinated Prevention Grant W2RCPG-1517
PoAnPW-00024 and any future amendments or agreements. Dan Gase seconded the
motion, which carried unanimously.
D. Landfill Bluff Stabilization Construction Management Agreement
Amendment No. 2
Mike Puntenney reviewed the construction management services of the Port Angeles Landfill
Stabilization Project. Due to the discovery of large amounts of asbestos and the resulting claim
from the construction contractor, Anchor QEA has provided a substantial amount of additional
support to prepare the City to equitably resolve the asbestos claim. Schedule impacts due to the
asbestos and other issues have extended the completion date from November 2015 to the end of
January 2016, requiring Anchor QEA to be onsite longer. The construction contract has a
liquidated damages clause in the amount of $5,000 per calendar day for delays beyond the
scheduled completion date. Pending final settlement of the asbestos claim, some liquidated
damages may result which could offset part or all of the cost of the additional time Anchor QEA
will be needed to support this project. Anchor QEA has analyzed a budget increase of $80,000
as the amount they projected to be needed as per Amendment No. 2. The professional services
agreement is an hourly contract, so the City will only be charged for the actual effort that the
construction management firm uses. Discussion followed. Lee Whetham asked when a report
would be issued regarding the apprenticeship utilization program passed by City Council. Craig
Fulton stated he would provide a report on this program and the project costs when construction
has wrapped up and all data has come in.
Sissi Bruch moved to recommend City Council to authorize the City Manager to sign
Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA increasing the
value by $80,000 for a revised maximum not-to-exceed amount of $1,728,927. Lee
Whetham seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
E. Combined Sewer Overflow Phase 2 Construction Management Services
Amendment No. 1
Mike Puntenney discussed the contract with Vanir Construction Management to provide
construction management services for the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Phase II, Project
WW1008. This project is the final phase of the City’s CSO Reduction Program approved by the
Department of Ecology. The project reduces CSOs to the Port Angeles Harbor in compliance
with terms of Agreed Order 3853. Amendment No. 1 provides additional compensation for
construction management professional services to compensate for time impacts. Discussion
followed.
Sissi Bruch moved to recommend City Council to authorize the City Manager to sign
Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Vanir Construction
Management, Inc. increasing the value by $360,099 for a revised maximum not-to-exceed
amount of $1,923,825. Lee Whetham seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
VI. Information Only Item
None
VII. Next Meeting Date: January 12, 2016 – CANCELLED
February 9, 2016
VIII. Adjournment: 4:31 p.m.
___________________________ __________________________________
Patrick Downie, Mayor Michelle Hale, Administrative Specialist II
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DATE: February 9, 2016
TO: UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FROM: Jonathan Boehme, Stormwater Engineer
SUBJECT: Department of Ecology Stormwater Grant Acceptances
Summary: The Department of Ecology (DOE) has offered the City three water quality stormwater grants:
1) A $50,000 Stormwater Capacity grant with no local match to implement and manage the City’s
Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit;
2) A $474,300 Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance grant with a 15% local match to design
and construct a Decant Facility at the Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station;
3) A $461,250 Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance grant with a 25% local match to construct
two Green Low Impact Development Alley’s with permeable pavement.
Funding: The Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant has no City match requirement. The Decant
Facility grant requires a minimum $83,700 (15%) match from the City; $119,500 has been included in the
2016 Solid Waste Utility CFP budget for this match and other non-grant work. The Green LID Alley
grant requires a minimum $153,750 (25%) match from the City. $155,000 has been included in the 2016
Street CFP budget for this match.
Recommendation:
1) Authorize the City Manager to sign the grant agreement with the Department of Ecology under
the Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Program in the amount of $50,000, and to make minor
modifications to the Agreement, if necessary.
2) Authorize the City Manager to sign the grant agreement with the Department of Ecology for the
City of Port Angeles Decant Facility Project in the amount of $474,300, and to make minor
modifications to the Agreement, if necessary.
3) Authorize the City Manager to sign the grant agreement with the Department of Ecology for the
Port Angeles Green Low Impact Development Alley Project in the amount of $461,250, and to make
minor modifications to the Agreement, if necessary.
Utility Advisory Committee Memo
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Background/Analysis: The Department of Ecology (DOE) has offered the City three water quality
grants.
Grant 1: A Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant of $50,000 is to implement the City’s Western
Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit. City Staff intends to use the capacity grant to
continue Phase II permit requirements including the illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE)
program, public education and outreach, and support programs to control runoff from new development,
redevelopment, and construction sites.
Grant 2: A Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance Agreement of $474,300 is to design and
construct a Decant Facility at the Port Angeles Regional Transfer Station. This project which is in the
approved CFP under SW0112 will construct a facility to provide for the proper handling, treatment, and
disposal of vactor and street sweeping waste. The City of Port Angeles has issued a request for
qualifications seeking professional services to design a replacement facility based on recommendations
from a 2014 pre-design report. The grant eligible costs for the decant project are summarized below:
Tasks – Decant Project Total Eligible
Cost
1. Project Admin/Management $20,000
2. Design Plans and Specs, Environmental Review $90,000
3. Construction Management $40,000
4. Construction $408,000
Total $558,000
Grant 3: A Water Quality Combined Financial Assistance Agreement of $461,250 is to construct the Port
Angeles Green Low Impact Development (LID) Alley Project. This project is in the approved CFP under
DR0113 and aims to improve water quality in Port Angeles harbor through installation of permeable
pavement in two alleys in the Francis Street drainage basin. The two alleys selected for the permeable
pavement based on geotechnical investigation and other design factors are the Front/Georgiana Alley
between Albert St and Eunice St, and the 4th/5th Alley between Washington St and Chambers St.
This project will provide treatment for Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Dissolved Copper, Total
Phosphorus, and infiltrate stormwater that was previously draining to the City’s combined sewer system.
This project was previously designed and is ready to be advertised for construction in spring of 2016.
The grant eligible costs for the Green LID Alley Project are summarized below:
Tasks - Green LID Alley Project Total Eligible
Cost
1. Project Admin/Management $20,000
2. Design Plans and Specs, Environmental Review $0
3. Construction Management $75,000
4. Construction $520,000
Total $615,000
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It is recommended that the Utility Advisory Committee forward a favorable recommendation to the City
Council to authorize the City Manager to:
1) Sign the grant agreement with DOE under the Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Program in the
amount of $50,000, and to make minor modifications to the Agreement, if necessary;
2) Sign the grant agreement with DOE for the City of Port Angeles Decant Facility Project in the amount
of $474,300, and to make minor modifications to the Agreement, if necessary;
3) Sign the grant agreement with DOE for the Green Low Impact Development Alley Project in the
amount of $461,250, and to make minor modifications to the Agreement, if necessary.
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DATE: February 9, 2016
TO: Utility Advisory Committee
FROM: KATHRYN NEAL, P.E., ENGINEERING MANAGER
SUBJECT: Herrera Environmental Professional Services Agreement Amendment No 2,
Elwha River Hydraulic Analysis and Remediation
Summary: Working cooperatively, the City and Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) are in discussion
with the National Park Service (NPS) over the final disposition and transfer of the Elwha Water Treatment
Facilities (EWTP) and impacts to the municipal and industrial water supplies resulting from dam removal
on the Elwha River. The City previously hired Herrera Environmental to provide select expert services to
the City in river hydrology/hydraulics as part of its due diligence work in preparation for the discussions
and for drought related alterations at the intake structure. This amendment provides funding to support
additional investigative work related to the ongoing due diligence. Included are assessments of the
suitability of the existing infrastructure, investigation and design support for corrective actions to preserve
flow to the Ranney Well, risk assessments, and continuation of support to the City during the ongoing
negotiations with NPS.
Funding: Funds are available from the 2016 Water Utility Operating budget from proceeds from the
original funding provided from NPS during the PAWTP transfer of facilities. The City will request
reimbursement of this as part of the ongoing discussions with the NPS.
Recommendation: Forward a favorable recommendation to City Council, to authorize the City Manager
to sign Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Herrera Environmental in an amount
of $78,000, increasing the total contract amount to $111,000, and to make minor modifications to the
Agreement, if necessary.
Background/Analysis: In August 2015 the City entered into an Agreement with Herrera
Environmental Consultants to analyze Elwha River hydraulics in support of assessing impacts to the
existing well supply and surface water intake, in support of the City’s discussions with NPS and LEKT
regarding the final disposition and transfer of the Elwha Water Treatment Facilities.
The original budget was $33,000 and the scope included assessing background information and existing
conditions, field investigations, preparation of a Technical Memorandum, and additional support as
Utility Advisory Committee Memo
needed. The additional support task was envisioned to potentially include scientific/engineering analyses,
economic analysis, operations and maintenance analysis, risk assessment, negotiation support with the
National Park Service, or assessing/providing engineered remedies for the City’s water supply on the
Elwha River.
Almost immediately, Herrera was asked to evaluate the impending impairment of the surface water intake
by drought-related low water levels in the Elwha. Herrera engineered a solution that elevates the pool at
the intake structure by narrowing a weir opening without impeding fish passage. Herrera provided
graphics and engineering calculations that enabled the City to apply for emergency permits to keep the
intake operable. Amendment 1 was issued to reallocate money to the unexpected low flow analysis task
without increasing the contract amount. Additional budget is provided in Amendment 2 (Task 4.2) to
follow up with regulatory agencies and obtain long-term permits that will enable the City to respond to
future drought emergencies without invoking emergency permits.
Negotiations with NPS are ongoing, and Herrera’s analysis and presentations have proved valuable.
Additional tasks have been identified that support additional investigative work related to the ongoing due
diligence, document results and recommendations of engineering analyses, and enable the discussions to
move forward. The current and proposed tasks and task budgets are shown on the table below:
Task Description
Original
Contract
Amount
Revised
(Amendment
No. 1)
Amendment No.
2
Budget
Total Contract
Amount
1
Background and
Existing Conditions
Assessment
$9,400 $8,000 $8,000
2 Field Investigation and
Support $9,900 $7,000 $7,000
3 Reporting $9,700 $2,000 $8,000 $10,000
4 Additional Support $4,000 $2,000 $10,000 $12,000
4.1 Drought Low Flow
Analysis and Design $9,500 $9,500
4.2
Drought Hydraulic
Analysis Technical
Memo & Permitting
$4,500 $5,000 $9,500
4.3 Negotiation support
with NPS $10,000 $10,000
4.4 Design review and
recommendations $15,000 $15,000
5 Intake Infrastructure
Inspection $30,000 $30,000
TOTAL BUDGET $33,000 $33,000 $78,000 $111,000
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Additional work in Task 3 provides for the completion of technical memos that summarize the
geomorphic analysis that describes changes have taken place in the side channel near the Ranney well.
The preliminary results of the geomorphic analysis were summarized at a meeting with NPS in January
2016.
Additional subtasks are added to Task 4 to support negotiations with NPS, and to review designs that may
be proposed by others to reengage the side channel. Additional budget is added to Task 4 for unspecified
needs that may emerge as work continues. For all tasks, the budgets are estimates that are not to be
exceeded. Costs will be incurred only for actual work that is authorized and completed.
Task 5 is added, to provide for inspection of the Elwha Surface Water Intake, the Temporary Diversion
Pumping Facility, the new fish screen installed by NPS and the pipe lines connecting these to pre-existing
City facilities. The inspection will determine the facilities’ current functional condition and risks to future
performance associated with natural variability in water and sediment in the Elwha.
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Demanding more: Port Angeles builds
on its legacy of demand-side management
hile it's not quite the same as a TV game show,par- purchase costs low and help maintain the health of the radial
ticipating in a demand response market and provid- feed."
ing a load reduction is similar. It comes down to this But DSM isn't anything new for Port Angeles. The
value proposition: if"the price is right." Coming out ahead municipal utility has a long history of DSM which dates back
depends on having the best knowledge of the cost of what's to a robust energy conservation program beginning in the late
behind Door Number One (a capacity payment for a 15- 70s. Over the years that followed,the utility has successfully
megawatt load reduction) and Door Number Two (90 min- kept customers engaged in energy conservation through edu-
utes of industrial production at the current electric rate). cation,rate adjustments, and rebates for energy efficiency
In 2012,the City of Port Angeles partnered with Nippon measures.During the past decade, Port Angeles has been on
Paper Industries,USA (NPNSA) and the Bonneville Power the forefront for demand response in the Northwest,conduct-
Administration (BPA) in the first market demonstration pro- ing DR pilots in all three customer sectors:residential, com-
ject for demand response (DR) in the region.Now in its sec- mercial, and industrial.
and year,the project is helping determine the value proposi- Working closely with a handful of customers,Port
tion for fast DR—a load reduction within a 10-minute Angeles has implemented load reductions ranging from resi-
period.BPA calls upon NPIUSA to reduce load (cut back its dential thermostat set-backs to turning off large process loads
energy use) in exchange for monthly capacity payments from in industrial facilities. "We have confidence that a button can
BPA. be pushed or a lever thrown and that a load reduction can
The current market demonstration project is the latest of occur when we need it," said Lusk. "However,we don't know
a sequence of DR pilot projects that Port Angeles,NPNSA, what will motivate our customers to participate and continue
and BPA have explored. The goal is to determine if the in a DR program. So to continue our success in demand-side
resource can commercially meet BPA's needs for supplying management,we want to determine an appropriate market
within-hour imbalance capacity—where both availability value for demand response assets."
and reliability will be key measures of success.Included in this
effort are determining a market value
for a DR asset and developing a con-
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located in western Washington state on
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DR to keep costs low and to help
ensure distribution system reliability.
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vested interest in using demand-side A look inside the first Port Angeles power house(circa 1893).Photo provided by the City of
management to keep wholesale power Port Angeles.
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Steve Johnson,vice president and power manager at the NPIUSA pulp and paper mill,bas been a champion of demand response,providing mill
resources and bis time to develop it as an additional asset. Photo by Keith Thorpe of the Peninsula Daily News.
Finding a market value for a DR asset will help the utility eration capacity.As a result of the co-gen project,NPIUSA
determine whether to integrate DR into the rate structure or has gained increased knowledge of regional energy issues of
use incentives to encourage customer participation in DR pro- constricted transmission and load shaping, and views DR as a
grams. potential new revenue stream for the mill.
Lusk proposed this project to BPA under the Technology Previously,the group tested the concept of using
Innovation Program with the intent to leverage and aggregate NPIUSXs large thermal mechanical pulping process for bal-
existing DR assets from the prior pilots.While those other ancing load at BPA.This process consists of two major pulp
assets offered a mix of load size and operate on either an lines and several ancillary lines,totaling 45 megawatts of
hour-or day-ahead notice, for this project BPA was seeking available power.Large pulp storage tanks located between the
fast DR assets with loads of 10 megawatts or larger. So the pulp plant and the paper machines allow for some variability
city turned to one of its largest customers,NPIUSA,which in line operations.
had load that fit both requirements. "It is ideal for this project The tests demonstrated NPLUSXs ability to both shed
because NPIUSA has a variety of load centers that can be load and increase load with a 10-minute notice from BPA.
directly compared as a fungible resource to a conventional Although not actually used by BPA to balance load during the
natural gas-fired peaking generator in terms of dispatchabil- pilots,the plant demonstrated they could add or shed
ity," said Lusk. megawatts within the required time frame. While the mill
The NPIUSA pulp and paper mill,located on the incurred the cost of deferred pulp production and hours of
Olympic Peninsula,is the largest electric load for Port staff time,participating in the project provided a better under-
Angeles. The mill has been in continuous operation for over standing of mill costs during a DR event.
90 years. Mill management has a sophisticated understanding Steve Johnson,vice president and power manager at the
of plant operations,electric rate structures, and how to mini- mill,has been a champion of DR, providing mill resources
mize its electric bill. NPIUSA is also improving viability with a and his time to develop it as an additional asset.Johnson
new$70 million biomass fuel boiler with 20-megawatt cogen- noted that NPIUSA is pleased to be working with the City of
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All the project partners have committed
enormous amounts of time and effort to
this project which continues through the
end of August 2014.
Power, and Transmission groups to address key issues such as
potential effects on billing and power purchasing contracts.
BPA's cross-agency team developed a dispatch group matrix
and an operating agreement—two key components of the
project that define the attributes of a DR asset such as load
reduction; size;duration; days and hours of availability; and
recharge period.The parameters also include ramp time—
the maximum number of minutes allowed before the target
reduction is achieved. During any event,if the load reduction
The City of Port Angeles is located on the Strait of Juan de Fuca in does not occur within the ramp rate or the target reduction is
western Washington state on the Olympic Peninsula.Photo provided not maintained for the duration of the event,the event is con-
by the City of Port Angeles. sidered unsuccessful. If a load is unavailable,provisions in the
agreement allow for the temporary removal of a DR asset
Port Angeles and BPA to explore the subject of demand from the dispatch group due to maintenance or repair.
response. The payment for the DR asset is in the form of a monthly
"We believe it has the potential of reducing costs for both capacity price based on DR load size and the hours it is avail-
the mill and the City of Port Angeles, better balancing electri- able during the month.The operating agreement states that
cal load in the BPA service area as well as the Olympic the monthly capacity payment may be reduced by a predeter-
Peninsula and allowing additional integration of renewable mined amount for any unsuccessful event and any days that
electricity such as wind and solar power," said Johnson. an asset is declared as unavailable load.
"Plus, the project provides an understanding of both how the John Wellschlager and Ryan Redmond from BPA's Bulk-
mill operates and how true is the flexibility of their particular hub group drew upon their experience with BPA operations
DR asset." and commercial capacity acquisitions to assign a dollar value
In the current project,BPA is only requesting load reduc- to the DR assets in this project when they developed the con-
tions from the mill. While this simplifies the decision process tract.They were able to reduce the information from the dis-
for NPLUSA and Port Angeles,the rate structure for it is patch matrix to a dollar/megawatt value by comparing the
somewhat complex. For example, depending on what time of resource to a 24/7 generation source.The dollar/megawatt
day a DR event is called,pulp production could be shifted value is applied throughout the matrix to derive the monthly
from a light-load-hours period to a high-load-hours period, capacity payment and any reduction due to actual perfor-
resulting in a higher electric rate for pulp production that nor- mance of the asset during the month.At this time, BPA is not
mally would have occurred in a period with a lower opera- actually using the load reductions in this project to help bal-
tional cost. If there are multiple events during a cold weather ance regional power loads. Instead,the BPA team prepares a
month, Port Angeles and NPLUSA could incur increased weekly schedule of DR events in advance.The schedule is not
demand charges if the deferred pulp production coincides shared with Port Angeles or NPLUSA until the week after the
with the utility's peak energy use period.As a result,Port event. Reliability permitting, the team's goal is to transition
Angeles staff learned to be diligent to assure that other city into actually using the resource to help manage within hour
customers incur no adverse effects from this project or future load/resource issues before the pilot ends.
DR market transactions. All the project partners have committed enormous
For BPA this project is a complement to a larger demand amounts of time and effort to this project which continues
response initiative,providing an option of integrating existing through the end of August 2014. Several check-ins are sched-
assets to balance the regional load. uled during the remaining months to review progress and
"This project is an example of how partnerships with our explore options for refining asset definitions and performance,
customers can be very productive," said BPA Smart Grid and and communications protocol. But,for the time being we are
Demand Response Manager Lee Hall. "In this pilot,industrial getting closer to an understanding of what is behind Door
demand response has shown strong promise in meeting BPA Number One. nwppe
and regional needs,including the potential for balancing vari-
able generation." Bob Kaj fasz, CEM, DSM is the commercial energy analyst for
Tom Brim manages the project for BPA and has drawn the City of Port Angeles in Washington state. He can be con-
on expertise and resources in the agency's Energy Efficiency, tacted at either(360) 417-4718 or rkajfasz @cityofpa.us.
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Elwha River Hydraulic Analysis
Herrera Amendment 2
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