The WIRAB Staff submitted comments on the proposed changes to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (WECC) Information Sharing Policy. WIRAB Staff’s comments advise WECC to have an Information Sharing Policy that encourages the broadest sharing possible, to establish clear criteria for categorizing information, create clear criteria for determining if an individual should be granted access…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) staff submitted comments on the Peak Reliability (Peak) draft Audit Committee Charter which, if approved, will establish an Audit Committee to assist the Peak Board’s oversight of the integrity of Peak’s financial statements, Peak’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and the performance of Peak’s independent auditors. WIRAB…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in support of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (“WECC”) 2017 Statutory budget and assessment. WIRAB reviewed WECC’s 2017 Business Plan and Budget and finds all of the proposed activities to be eligible and appropriate for funding under Section 215…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) on the notice of proposed rulemaking issued June 16, 2016 regarding Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (“CEII”). WIRAB provided five recommendations on two subsections of the recently enacted Federal Power Act Section 215A requiring FERC to promulgate regulations surrounding CEII.…