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Announcing New WIEB Officers and Staff

New WIEB OfficersThe Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) is pleased to announce its new leadership for the coming year: Chair: Maren Mahoney, Director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Resiliency Vice Chair: Janine Benner, Director of the Oregon Department of Energy Second Vice Chair: Dwayne McClinton, Director, Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy Treasurer: Emy Lesofski, Director, Utah Office of…
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COSR Monthly Meeting

Date and Time: August 28, 2025| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. MT (8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. PT) Join us for the COSR Monthly Meeting that regularly occurs on the fourth Thursday of the Month. This teleconference meeting provides a platform for committee members to discuss ongoing initiatives and activities of the Committee of State…
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WIEB Webinar Series – Large Electricity Loads: Webinar #2 Understanding the Economics

This second session will take place on Friday, September 12 from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. MT,  exploring the economic considerations of large loads, including questions of tariffs, rate design, and the broader implications for affordability and grid planning across the region. Speakers: Natalie Frick, Deputy Department Leader, Energy Markets & Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory…
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WIEB Webinar: 2025 Shultz Energy Fellowship

This summer, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted two Shultz Energy fellows from Stanford University to investigate existing resource adequacy framework and reliability challenges in the Western States. The fellows conducted interviews with stakeholders across the region, from utility representatives to public utility commissioners, to further explore their perspectives on the evolving nature of…
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State Exploration of Western Transmission Cost Allocation Frameworks

The Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation is pleased to announce the final working materials of the State Exploration of Western Transmission Cost Allocation Frameworks study it began with Energy Strategies in February 2025, with the support of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Strategies worked closely with states through the CREPC Transmission Collaborative to…
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Nuclear Fusion: A Policy Brief | February 2025

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and all stars in which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one, releases vast amounts of energy, and it has long dangled the promise of being able to tap into a virtually limitless energy source. Fusion system’s technological development and investment have accelerated in…
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WIRAB Leadership Announcement | August 5, 2025

Commissioner Mary Throne of the Wyoming PSC left state service on August 1 to pursue a new opportunity. Consequently, she stepped down from the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) and vacated her role as Chair. Commissioner Throne served WIRAB with distinction, first as Vice Chair (April 2022 – May 2023) and then as Chair…
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WIEB Webinar Series – Large Electricity Loads: Webinar #1 Grounding the Conversation

The first webinar will take place on Thursday, July 31 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. MST, providing system-level insights and infrastructure perspectives to level set the conversation around what qualifies as a “large” electricity load, why these loads matter, and how they intersect with reliability, affordability, and grid planning for state officials, regulators, and planners…
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BOSR Monthly Meeting

Date and Time: July 11, 2025| 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 10:00 AM Mountain Time The Western Energy Markets Body of State Regulators (BOSR) Monthly Meeting occurs on the second Friday of each month. This teleconference meeting provides a platform for committee members to discuss ongoing initiatives and activities of the BOSR. Registration Required for…
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