Northwest Requirements Utilities Advocacy
- We advance the interests of Load Following and NT customers in any forum that may impact our members
- Our goal is affordable and reliable BPA power
- We are a strong and collaborative voice with access to all levels of BPA staff and executives
- We emphasize areas of importance to our membership
Areas of Advocacy
- Rate Cases
- Includes all pre-rate case workshops
- Includes Integrated Program Review and/or Capital Review Processes
- RHWM
- Post-2028 Planning and Negotiations
- Transmission, particularly Transfer Service
- Resource Adequacy
- Energy Imbalance Market(EIM), Enhanced Day Ahead Market(EDAM) and other emerging markets
- Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking
- Technical advocacy for our members
- Columbia River Treaty Power Group
- Columbia River System Operations (CRSO)
NRU Advocacy Scale – 57 Members
Combined, NRU members have:
- 2,074 annual average megawatts (aMW) of BPA Tier 1 load
- 2,447 aMW of Total Retail Load
NRU Members’ Total Retail Load (annual aMW)
NRU represents:
- 31% of BPA’s Tier 1 load
- $620 million per year in BPA Tier 1 power sales
Combined Tier 1 Load of NRU Members Compared TO BPA’s 5 Largest Customers, in annual aMW
