The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) Staff submitted comments to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Board of Directors (Board) regarding proposed amendments to the WECC bylaws, including: 1) WECC’s proposed “Bucket 1” amendments, which include administrative amendments requiring Board approval; and 2) WECC’s proposed “Bucket 2” amendments, which include administrative amendments requiring approval…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (WECC’s) Strategic Direction Planning Process, 2017-2020 Operating Plan, and Strategic Direction Outline.  WIRAB’s comments encourage the WECC Board to adopt an open and transparent procedural process to develop WECC’s strategic priorities and direction; recommend specific strategic priorities for WECC’s 2017-2020…

The WIRAB Staff submitted comments on the proposed changes to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (WECC) Information Sharing Policy. WIRAB Staff’s comments advise WECC to have an Information Sharing Policy that encourages the broadest sharing possible, to establish clear criteria for categorizing information, create clear criteria for determining if an individual should be granted access…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) staff submitted comments on the Peak Reliability (Peak) draft Audit Committee Charter which, if approved, will establish an Audit Committee to assist the Peak Board’s oversight of the integrity of Peak’s financial statements, Peak’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and the performance of Peak’s independent auditors. WIRAB…