Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) is conducting its June monthly teleconference to discuss current initiatives and activities with WIRAB. The purpose of the monthly meetings is to provide WIRAB Members with progress reports on key initiatives and activities, to educate WIRAB Members on key reliability topics, and to seek input on the development of…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted advice to Peak Reliability regarding if Peak’s Universal Data Sharing Agreement (“UDSA”) should be amended to include a third party data sharing review process. WIRAB recommended that the UDSA be amended to include a third party data sharing review process while ensuring continued security and protection for…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2018 Business Plan and Budget is available for comment.  Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 pm on May 19, 2017. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Alison Wilson (awilson@westernenergyboard.org).  Please e-mail comments using the subject line: “Response to WIRAB Draft 2018 Business Plan and Budget”.…

Since 1975, the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) and its predecessor programs have provided funding and technical assistance to states in the West and across the Nation, supporting efforts to advance a clean energy economy and maximize the benefits of energy efficiency.  Every Western state has received and benefitted from SEP funding. …