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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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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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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BOSR Monthly Meeting Rescheduled to November 3

Due to Veterans Day, the BOSR November meeting will take place on November 3 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…
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WIRAB Monthly Meeting

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | November 2, 2023 Thursday, November 2, 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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CREPC Submits Comments to WPP on WTEC’s Western Transmission Planning Concept Paper

On October 31, 2023, the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) submitted comments to the Western Power Pool on the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition’s Western Transmission Planning Concept Paper. CREPC recognizes the need for a Western Interconnection-wide transmission plan that is transparent and properly balances engagement from stakeholders across the West. CREPC appreciates that…
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Follow-up to WSTI and WTEC Fall 2023 CREPC Discussion

Follow-up to WSTI and WTEC Fall 2023 CREPC Discussion Virtual Meeting 10am PT/11am MT October 27, 2023   Meeting Slides: Slides Purpose: The purpose of this meeting was to have a discussion with CREPC members on the recommendations from Gridworks on the Western States Transmission Initiative and to potential comments from CREPC co-chairs on the…
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WIEB Webinar: Release of New LBNL Paper – A Guide for Improved Resource Adequacy Assessments in Evolving Power Systems

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) held a webinar of the new Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) paper “A Guide for Improved Resource Adequacy Assessments in Evolving Power Systems” on Friday, October 27th at 11:00am PT/12:00pm MT/2:00pm ET. Resource adequacy (RA) – the ability of the power system to meet load whenever and wherever is…
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