THE KEY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF GREATER COORDINATION BETWEEN MIDDLE COLUMBIA (MID-C) HYDROPOWER (HYDRO) FACILITY OWNERS AND OPERATORS (PARTICIPANTS), WITH AND WITHOUT THE PROPOSED BANKS LAKE PUMP-HYDRO PROJECT (BLPH) AT BANKS LAKE. THE OUTPUT WILL INCLUDE A DETAILED DATABASE OF THE MID-COLUMBIA RIVER PROJECT OPERATIONS THAT CAN BE OFFERED, ALONG WITH AN INSTANCE OF THE ADSS SOFTWARE PACKAGE, EITHER TO A NEW COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE PARTIES INTERESTED IN COORDINATION OR POTENTIALLY TO AN EXISTING ENTITY OFFERING SIMILAR SERVICES, SUCH AS THE WESTERN POWER POOL.

Avista Corporation

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