WIRAB Comments on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) 2018 Business Plan & Budget | May 2017

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) on WECC’s proposed 2018 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B).  WIRAB reviewed WECC’s proposed 2018 BP&B and finds the budget and assessment to be reasonable and in the public interest. 05-16-17-WIRAB-comments-on-wecc-2018-business-plan-and-budget  
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WIRAB Webinar – Next Day Studies

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted a webinar to inform members and interested stakeholders of the importance of the next day study process used by utilities to ensure reliability. Representatives from Peak Reliability and the California ISO walked through the process at a high level and discussed the input…
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WIRAB Draft 2018 Business Plan and Budget Posted for Public Comment

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2018 Business Plan and Budget is available for comment.  Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 pm on May 19, 2017. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Alison Wilson (awilson@westernenergyboard.org).  Please e-mail comments using the subject line: “Response to WIRAB Draft 2018 Business Plan and Budget”.…
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WIRAB Monthly Meeting | May 2017

Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) staff is conducting its monthly teleconference with WIRAB Members to discuss WIRAB’s current initiatives and activities. The purpose of the monthly meetings is to provide WIRAB Members with progress reports on key initiatives and activities, to educate WIRAB Members on important reliability topics, and to seek input on the…
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Western Interstate Energy Board Supports Continued Funding for the U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program (SEP)

Since 1975, the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) and its predecessor programs have provided funding and technical assistance to states in the West and across the Nation, supporting efforts to advance a clean energy economy and maximize the benefits of energy efficiency.  Every Western state has received and benefitted from SEP funding. …
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WIRAB Staff Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Peak Bylaws – Biennial Elections | April 2017

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) staff submitted comments to the Peak Reliability Board of Directors on proposed amendments to the Peak Bylaws that would establish biennial director elections and extend director terms from three to four years. The WIRAB staff comments express general support for the proposed amendments and recommend that the Bylaws…
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Spring 2017 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting

The Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) and Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) meeting took place from 1:00 p.m. MDT Wednesday, April 12, 2017 to 12 noon MDT Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Boise Centre East in downtown Boise, Idaho. Hotel accommodations were at the Grove Hotel (next door to the Boise…
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2017 WIEB Annual Board Meeting | Boise, Idaho | April 12, 2017

The annual meeting of the Western Interstate Energy Board was held on April 12th in Boise, Idaho. Agenda topics included: Activities of WIEB’s High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee; WIEB’s new SunShot Award to Mitigate or Remove Barriers to Deployment of Solar PV; WIEB’s new Summer Internship Program with Stanford University; WIEB’s Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget and…
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