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Spring 2027 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting

January 1, 2026

Announcing the Spring 2027 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting WIEB is pleased to announce the the Spring 2027 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 23 through Thursday, March 25 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA. Registration information will be coming this winter. Overall Schedule:

WIEB Webinar Test

December 23, 2025

Preparing for 2026 Meetings

December 17, 2025

Are you looking for 2026 meeting information? Zoom information will be available after the new year. Please contact WIEB staff for program-specific questions in the meantime: BOSR – Bonnie Lamond, blamond@westernenergyboard.org COSR – Elliott Nethercutt, enethercutt@westernenergyboard.org CREPC – Robin Arnold, rarnold@westernenergyboard.org HLRWC & WIPP TAG – Melanie Snyder, msnyder@westernenergyboard.org MSC – Gia Anguiano, ganguiano@westernenergyboard.org WIRAB…

Harmonizing IBR Interconnection Requirements in the West

December 4, 2025

Harmonizing IBR Interconnection Requirements in the West Utilities across the Western Interconnection are rapidly deploying inverter-based resources (IBRs), yet interconnection requirements vary widely across transmission providers. These inconsistencies create uncertainty for developers, increase redesign risk, and can lead to uneven performance expectations across the Bulk Power System. In 2024, WIRAB engaged Elevate Energy Consulting to…

WIEB Webinar: 2025 Nuclear Executive Orders and Western Implications

December 4, 2025

In May 2025, the Trump Administration issued four executive orders (EOs) – Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, Reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Deploying Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at DOE – that attempt a shift in U.S. nuclear energy policy, with the broader goal of quadrupling U.S. nuclear energy capacity by 2050. If…

Facility Interconnection Requirements (FIR) Template Download

December 3, 2025

Please submit the following form to download the FIR Template. Your information will be used for internal follow-up regarding implementation of and future improvements to the Template. After submitting this form, you will be redirected to download the PDF document. If you would prefer the template in Word format, please contact Eric Baran at ebaran@westernenergyboard.org.…

WIRAB Technical Resource: Oversight of IBRs

November 13, 2025

WIRAB Technical Resource: Oversight of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) in the West Utilities in the Western Interconnection are rapidly adding inverter-based resources (IBRs) such as solar, wind, and battery storage. In 2024, WIRAB commissioned the IBR Risk Assessment Report, which identified reliability risks across the IBR lifecycle—from interconnection and modeling to commissioning, operation, and post-event performance. …

Spring 2027 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting

WIEB Webinar Test

Preparing for 2026 Meetings

Harmonizing IBR Interconnection Requirements in the West

WIEB Webinar: 2025 Nuclear Executive Orders and Western Implications

Facility Interconnection Requirements (FIR) Template Download

WIRAB Technical Resource: Oversight of IBRs

Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB | WIEB Board Lunch RSVP

Fall 2025 Joint CREPC-WIRAB | WIEB Members Dinner RSVP

WIEB 2025 Annual Update

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