On October 23, 2017, the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) submitted advice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that expressed concern about the accelerated timeline use in the rulemaking process under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (U.S. DOE) Reliability and Resilience Pricing Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). WIRAB recommended that FERC ensure that…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) submitted advice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its Request for Supplemental Comments in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on Essential Reliability Services and the Evolving Bulk-Power System – Primary Frequency Response (Docket No.: RM16-6). In the Request for Supplemental Comments on the NOPR, FERC…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability. WIRAB referenced research indicating that baseload operation of the coal fleet in the West has decreased from 52 percent of coal unit operating days in 2001 to 22 percent in 2016.…