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Advice of WIRAB to the WECC Board of Directors on Setting Strategic Priorities | April 2018

April 25, 2018

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors on setting strategic priorities through WECC’s Strategic Planning Process. In the advice, WIRAB recommended that the WECC Board adopt (1) the Changing Resource Mix, (2) the Increasing Complexity in Protection and Control Systems, and (3) the Loss of Situational Awareness as Near-Term Priorities for 2019-2021. WIRAB also recommended…

Interconnection Strategy Advisory Committee Meeting | Salt Lake City, UT | May 1, 2018

April 25, 2018

The first Strategy Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting for the interconnection barrier is being held at the WECC offices in Salt Lake City, Utah. The SAC meeting is part of WIEB’s Enhanced Solar PV Deployment project. The SAC is comprised of representatives from each western state, as well as non-state subject matter experts. During the meeting,…

GridSME Whitepaper | Anticipating and Preparing for Multiple Reliability Coordinators in the Western Interconnection | April 2018

April 12, 2018

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) commissioned a whitepaper from GridSME on potential seams issues that could occur as the transition to multiple Reliability Coordinators (RCs) occurs in the Western Interconnection. The purpose of this whitepaper is to highlight for public utility commissioners and policymakers the importance of the Reliability Coordination function and to…

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | April 5, 2018

April 3, 2018

Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) is conducting its monthly teleconference to discuss current initiatives and activities of WIRAB. The purpose of the monthly meetings is for WIRAB Staff to provide WIRAB Representatives with progress reports on key initiatives and activities, to educate WIRAB…

2018 EIM-BOSR Second Quarter Meeting | April 18, 2018

April 2, 2018

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) met on April 18, 2018 from 9:30-11:30 PT at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. Agenda topics included: Update on Recent EIM BOSR Activities; Western EIM Update from the CAISO; Powerex Experience Joining the Western EIM; The new proposal for the…

WIRAB Webinar – Reliability Coordinator (RC) Certification Process for New RCs in the West

March 22, 2018

In light of the ongoing developments around the changing Reliability Coordinator (RC) structure in the Western Interconnection, the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) invited state and provincial agency personnel and interested stakeholders to participate in a webinar with Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Staff who will provided a status update on key topics associated…

WIRAB Response to 2018 Peak Board Evaluation Questionnaire | March 2018

March 16, 2018

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted its response to the 2018 Peak Board Evaluation Questionnaire. Similar to previous year WIRAB responses to Peak Board evaluation questionnaires, WIRAB has submitted a single, unified response based on open deliberations among the states. This response, with accompanying explanation or comments to select questions, is included in…

2018 EIM-BOSR SAC Teleconference | March 26, 2018

March 1, 2018

The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) met on March 26, 2018, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mountain time. The conference call included explanation and discussion of CAISO’s 2nd Revised Draft Final Proposal for EIM Greenhouse Gas Enhancements and the potential impacts of the proposal on the EIM market design and…

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | March 1, 2018

February 26, 2018

Thursday, March 1, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) is conducting its monthly teleconference to discuss current initiatives and activities of WIRAB. The purpose of the monthly meetings is for WIRAB Staff to provide WIRAB Representatives with progress reports on key initiatives and activities, to educate WIRAB…

WIRAB Advice to the NERC Board of Trustees on the 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report

January 29, 2018

January 24, 2018 WIRAB submitted advice to the NERC Board of Trustees on the 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report. The comments commend the Reliability Issues Steering Committee for developing an important and comprehensive report with many specific recommendations. The comments also recommend that the Board of Trustees focus on a small set of specific recommendations that the ERO…