WIEB 2023 Annual Update
A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past few months. The report can be read here.
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WIEB Executive Director Announcement
The Western Interstate Energy Board is very pleased to announce that Laura Rennick will assume the role of WIEB’s Executive Director, as of July 1, 2023. Laura brings a tremendous skill set to this role, including deep experience in state…
Read MoreWIRAB Leadership Announcement
WIRAB Leadership Announcement On June 6, 2023, the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) elected a new leadership team to guide the organization. Mary Throne, Chairman of the Wyoming Public Service Commission, was elected as the Chair of WIRAB. Governor Mark…
Read MoreWIRAB Budget for Public Comment
The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2024 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) is available for comment. Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 PM MT on May 25, 2023. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Eric Baran…
Read MoreWEIM-BOSR Provides Written Comments to the California ISO on the Final 2023-2025 Policy Initiatives Roadmap and Final 2023 Policy Initiatives Catalog
On April 27, 2023, the Western Energy Imbalance Market Body of State Regulators (WEIM-BOSR) provided written comments to the California ISO on the Final 2023-2025 Policy Initiatives Roadmap and Final 2023 Policy Initiatives Catalog. The WEIM-BOSR generally supports the final…
Read MoreWEIM-BOSR Comments on the EIM Governance Review Committee’s (GRC’s) EDAM Revised Governance Proposal
The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the GRC on the EDAM Revised Governance Proposal. Overall, the BOSR generally supports the revised proposal as an appropriate incremental step reflective of the deeper interdependence…
Read MoreWEIM-BOSR Comments on the Extended Day-Ahead Market (“EDAM”) Draft Final Proposal
On November 22, 2022, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California ISO on the EDAM Draft Final Proposal, focusing on Transmission Availability in the EDAM. The BOSR supports the three pathways…
Read MoreWIEB Releases State Clean Energy Policy Webpage
WIEB developed an Inventory of State and Provincial Clean Energy Policies under its Reserve Expenditure Plan (REP). The purpose of the Inventory webpage is to provide a central source that summarizes energy policies of western states and provinces. The energy…
Read MoreCREPC Submits Comments to FERC in Support of the WRAP
Representatives of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) worked to develop and submit supportive comments on the Western Power Pool’s (WPP) Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) tariff filing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Many CREPC representatives…
Read MoreWIEB Webinar: Incorporating Temperature and Precipitation Trends in Long-Term Planning
This summer, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted two Shultz Energy fellows from Stanford University to analyze trends in temperature and precipitation data in the West and make recommendations on how utilities, regulators, and policymakers can better account for…
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