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BOSR Monthly Meeting

Posted: 2 Jan at 12:11 pm

Date and Time: January 9, 2026 | 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 10:00 AM Mountain Time The Western Energy Markets Body of State Regulators (BOSR) Monthly Meeting occurs on the second Friday of each month. This teleconference meeting provides a platform…

Preparing for 2026 Meetings

Posted: 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,…

Harmonizing IBR Interconnection Requirements in the West

Posted: 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…

WIEB Webinar: 2025 Nuclear Executive Orders and Western Implications

Posted: November 20, 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…

WIRAB Technical Resource: Oversight of IBRs

Posted: 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…

Spring 2026 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting

Posted: November 4, 2025

Save the Date for the Spring 2026 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting WIEB is pleased to announce that the Spring 2026 Joint CREPC-WIRAB Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 12 through Thursday, May 14 at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Registration will…

New Zoom Link for BOSR Monthly Meetings

Posted: October 13, 2025

Updated Zoom Registration Link for BOSR Meetings Please note that the Zoom link for the Body of State Regulators (BOSR) meetings has been updated. Kindly register for the meetings at the new link below to join the session: Registration Link Once you…

State Exploration of Western Transmission Cost Allocation Frameworks

Posted: August 7, 2025

The Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation is pleased to announce the final working materials of the State Exploration of Western Transmission Cost Allocation Frameworks study it began with Energy Strategies in February 2025, with the support of funding from the U.S.…

Order 1920 CREPC Letter to Planning Regions

Posted: November 25, 2024

On November 21, 2024, the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) submitted a letter to FERC-jurisdictional transmission providers in NorthernGrid and WestConnect to highlight the need for meaningfully state engagement in the Order No. 1920 compliance process and encourage…

UPDATE: WIRAB Endorses Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) Risk Assessment Report and Recommendations

Posted: October 4, 2024

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) endorses its IBR Risk Assessment Report and its recommendations. This assessment was conducted in collaboration with Elevate Energy Consulting and provides a thorough analysis of current and past efforts to address challenges with…

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