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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Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting Registration

Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting Registration General admission is now open for the Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting, Wednesday, October 1 through Friday, October 3, 2025 in Portland, Oregon at the Hilton Portland Downtown. Key Agenda Topics and Speakers Include: The Realities of Resource Adequacy Enabling the Flow: Transmission Expansion Marches Forward Balancing Priorities and the Grid:…
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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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CREPC 1920 Ad Hoc Committee Meeting

Date and Time: June 11, 2025, 12:30pm – 2:30pm MT (11:30am – 1:30pm PT) The CREPC 1920 Ad Hoc Committee Meeting occurs every 2 weeks on Wednesday. Registration Required for Zoom Meeting Series: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PHdakK2oR-aSxhAKMvo33A Materials: Materials to be available prior to meeting. If you have any questions and/or concerns about this meeting or CREPC 1920 Ad Hoc…
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2025 Annual WIEB Board Meeting | Teleconference

The 2025 Annual WIEB Board Meeting was held virtually on Monday, June 9, 2025, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (MT) / 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (PT). 2025 Annual WIEB Board Meeting Agenda 2025 Annual WIEB Board Meeting Summary
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Spring 2025 Joint HLRWC and WIPP TAG Meeting

The WIEB High Level Radioactive Waste Committee and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Transportation Technical Advisory Group held the spring edition of their semi-annual meetings in Las Vegas, NV, on Wednesday, May 21. This meeting occurred in conjunction with the National Transportation Stakeholders Forum Annual Meeting at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel. Final Agenda
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2026 WIRAB Business Plan and Budget Posted for Public Comment

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2026 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) is available for comment. Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 PM MT on May 16, 2025. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Eric Baran ([email protected]), using the subject line: “Comment from [organization] on the Draft WIRAB 2026 Business Plan and Budget.”
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Save the Date: Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting

WIEB is pleased to announce the dates for the Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting: Wednesday, October 1 through Friday, October 3, 2025. The Meeting will take place in Portland, Oregon. We hope you’ll save the dates and join us in Portland! Additional details will be available here in the coming months.
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