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WIEB Webinar on REP Critical Minerals Project

WIEB held a webinar to share the findings of its Minerals Project under its Reserve Expenditure Program on December 13, 2023. The energy transition will require substantial critical minerals and materials (e.g., lithium, cobalt, silicon, graphite, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements) to support new energy resources. The U.S. is currently dependent on importing these…
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MSC Monthly Meeting

The Markets+ State Committee will be meeting on Friday, December 15 at 9:00 AM PST/10:00 AM MST/11:00 AM CST to discuss the recent Markets+ Participant Executive Committee meeting and other MSC business. Connection information: Time: 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 10:00 AM Mountain Time / 11:00 AM Central Time Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89382106760?pwd=NUJNd0R4YUlXTS9RcTgvbDV1VlhmQT09 Meeting ID: 893 8210…
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BOSR Monthly Meeting

December 8 at 9am PT/ 10am MT The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) is conducting its monthly teleconference to discuss current initiatives and activities of the BOSR. The purpose of the monthly meetings is for BOSR staff to provide BOSR members with progress reports on key initiatives and activities, to…
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Markets+ State Committee Statement to the MPEC – December 2023

In its advisory capacity, the Markets+ State Committee (MSC) prepared a written statement that was presented to the Markets+ Participant Executive Committee for their meeting on December 6 and 7, 2023. This statement highlights some issues that the MSC has been monitoring as well as lingering concerns in the Markets+ tariff development process. The MSC…
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WIRAB Monthly Meeting

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | December 7, 2023 Thursday, December 7, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time The 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 with progress reports…
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COSR Meeting

The Western Resource Adequacy Program Committee of State Representatives will be meeting on Monday, November 27 at 2:00 PM PST/3:00 PM MST to discuss current WRAP activities and the election of the COSR Vice Chair.   Connection information: Time: 2:00 PM Pacific Time / 3:00 PM Mountain Time Location: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88190467093?pwd=LCaTavpbQFlKwCVbXrhBPFAzBqsYKn.1 Meeting ID: 881 9046 7093…
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MSC Monthly Meeting

The Markets+ State Committee will be meeting on Friday, November 17 at 9:00 AM PDT/10:00 AM MDT/11:00 AM CDT to discuss the recent Markets+ Participant Executive Committee meeting in Arizona and other MSC business. MSC Members will also be joined by SPP’s  Market Monitoring Unit for a brief presentation.   Connection information: Time: 9:00 AM…
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Remarks of Mary Throne on behalf of WIRAB at FERC Reliability Technical Conference

WIRAB Chair Mary Throne participated in the 2023 FERC Reliability Technical Conference in a discussion of the potential impacts on reliability from proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on regulating greenhouse gas emissions from electric generation resources. She emphasized the importance of regulatory entities and stakeholders needing to proactively engage in the regulatory…
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WIRAB Webinar Series – Inverter Based Resources and Grid Reliability

WIRAB Webinar Series – Inverter Based Resources and Grid Reliability Inverter-based resources (IBRs) include solar PV, wind, batteries, fuel cells, and other resources that connect to the grid through an inverter. They have the potential to provide significant capability and support to the grid. On the other hand, IBRs act and respond very differently than…
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