It’s Harquahala Hypothesis! week on Public Power Underground! Northwest power markets are a topic of interest for the Underground, and we dive into a forward market theory on to start the news. After the market hypothesis, we talk to EWEB’s Jon Hart about his philosophy of market fundaments, check-in on transportation electrification with Clark Public Utilities’ Matt Babbitts, learn about public power recruiting from Energy Northwest’s Sarah Giomi, and revisit one of our recurring topics (Resource Adequacy) with PGP’s Lea Fisher.

01:48 - Arin Reports

04:10 - [an unplanned fishing update from celebrity angler, Brian Fawcett]

05:49 - Harquahala Hypothesis

06:47 - a Philosophy of Market Fundamentals w/ EWEB’s Jon Hart

14:49 - Debrief from BPA’s 2nd Quarter QBR Technical Workshop

15:38 - Clark Public Utilities’ Matt Babbitts on Transportation Electrification & APPA’s EV Toolkit

26:46 - CoBank Launched a Power Podcast

28:20 - Talk to Sarah Giomi about Energy Northwest’s public power utility internship program that was highlighted in February’s NWPPA Bulletin (page 16)

34:57 - Lamborghini announces an all-electric-car (and the F-150 Lightning was revealed)

44:28 - PGP’s Lea Fisher talks NWPP’s RA program



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