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2009
February
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Strategic Planning
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How do you participate in WEST Associates?
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Government Affairs Committee
Member Company Employee
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WEST Associates’ mission “is promoting reasonable energy and environmental policies. WEST Associates provides a western utility perspective in national policymaking and serves as an educational forum for the interchange of ideas among members and policymakers.”
Does the WEST Associates’ mission statement fulfill your company’s needs as it relates to its membership?
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IF NO, what changes would you recommend in the WEST Associates mission statement to better serve the your companies membership needs.
In terms of priority, what WEST Associates' functions provide you the most value (please rank order with 1 being the most valuable and 6 being the least valuable.)
Engage with national policymakers on issues affecting western utilities.
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Engage with state and regional policymakers on issues affecting western utilities.
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Provide the opportunity and venues for the exchange of information among members companies.
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File specific comments in regulatory rulemaking proceedings on regulatory rulemakings.
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Secure technical expertise to provide information to members and share with policymakers.
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Facilitate the development of a common western utility perspective on issues (i.e. climate change principles.)
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What other functions would provide value to its members?
In terms of priorities, Looking to the year ahead, on which issues should WEST Associates focus (1 being the most important and 9 being the least.)
Federal Climate legislation;
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Federal Climate rulemakings;
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State and regional climate rulemakings;
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Transmission issues;
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Implementation of visibility regulations;
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Utility mercury rulemaking;
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Water supply;
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Combustion by-products rulemakings (i.e. fly-ash);
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Responding to misc. rulemakings as they arise;
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What other issues should WEST Associates address?
Please identify the relative order of importance each of the following attributes as they relates to reasons why there is a unique western utility perspective? (1 being the most important and 5 being the least important.)
Click Here to download a draft presentation of unique western issues in a national climate program.
Historical and projected population relative to other regions.
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Western generation portfolio and fuels mix.
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Land ownership in the western U.S. Greater fraction of publicly and tribally-owned property combined with management overlays such as National Parks and Wilderness present challenges to the siting of generation, transmission and carbon sequestration facilities.
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Climate and meteorology. The west is relatively arid and the scarcity of water resources presents challenge to generators.
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Topography – the relatively higher elevation impacts the efficiency of certain new generation technologies.
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As it relate to electric utilities, what other factors make the west unique compared to other regions?
What information do you need to effectively convey to your company management/leadership the value of articulating a western utility perspective in national and regional policy making?
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