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High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee Policy Papers

The Western Interstate Energy Board has approved and adopted five new policy papers developed by the High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee. The papers received undivided support from the Board. These papers now represent the official policy of WIEB on several key nuclear waste transportation topics: the application of the WIPP transport model to SNF/HLW transport; physical…
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EIM-BOSR Comments on CAISO Initiative: Revisions to EIM Market Governance Documents | December 18, 2017

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) regarding proposed revisions to EIM market governance documents. These comments are in response to the November 17, 2017, CAISO Issue Paper that proposes changes to the Selection Policy for the EIM Governing Body (“Selection Policy”)…
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EIM-BOSR Comments on CAISO Initiative: Regional Integration and EIM Greenhouse Gas Compliance | December 18, 2017

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) regarding the Regional Integration and EIM Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Compliance Initiative. The purpose of this Initiative is to address concerns that the EIM GHG market design is not capturing the impact on the atmosphere that…
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EIM BOSR Comments on CAISO Initiative: Revisions to EIM Market Governance Documents

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) regarding proposed revisions to EIM market governance documents. These comments are in response to the November 17, 2017, CAISO Issue Paper that proposes changes to the Selection Policy for the EIM Governing Body (“Selection Policy”)…
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WIRAB Webinar Series: Webinar #3 – Challenges with State/Provincial Policies to Address Cyber Risk

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted the third in a series of webinars on the Cybersecurity of Electric Utility Industrial Control Systems. In “Webinar #3 – Challenges with State/Provincial Policies to Address Cyber Risk”, Veracity Industrial Networks and InPOWERd LLC described some challenges with policies aimed at encouraging good cyber practices. They then participated in…
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EIM-BOSR Teleconference | January 8, 2018

The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) met on January 8, 2018. The conference call included presentations and discussion of CAISO’s new initiative to extend the day-ahead market to EIM participants and the potential impacts of EIM greenhouse gas compliance proposals on the EIM market design and operation. We were pleased to…
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WIRAB Webinar Series: Webinar #2 – Power Grid Resilience and Mitigating the Impacts of a Cyber Event

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted the second in a series of webinars on the Cybersecurity of Electric Utility Industrial Control Systems. In “Webinar #2 – Power Grid Resilience and Mitigating the Impacts of a Cyber Event”, Veracity Industrial Networks and InPOWERd LLC provided a description of the resiliency of the U.S. grid and workforce…
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WIRAB Webinar Series: Webinar #1 – Introduction to Industrial Control Systems: Threats, Risks and Future Cybersecurity Trends

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted its first in a series of webinars on the Cybersecurity of Electric Utility Industrial Control Systems. In Webinar #1 – Introduction to Industrial Control Systems: Threats, Risks and Future Cybersecurity Trends, Veracity Industrial Networks provided an introduction to the differences between electric utility information technology systems and industrial…
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