The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted a series of five tutorials on how the changing resource mix affects grid reliability. Power system experts Debbie Lew and Nick Miller broke down grid reliability needs into long-term, medium-term, and short-term…

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) is pleased to announce the release of its Issue Brief on Wind Decommissioning Policies in the West. The Issue Brief on Wind Decommissioning Policies in the West is the result of a request by…

On August 12, 2019, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the EIM-Body of State Regulators (EIM-BOSR) approved a memorandum of understanding outlining a conditional agreement through which WIEB may provide the technical expertise, staff resources, and office space necessary…

WIRAB staff has submitted a final draft of the WIRAB 2020 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).  The BP&B outlines WIRAB’s budget and funding requirement, and identifies the organization’s strategic priorities and goals,…

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently published a joint NREL/WIEB report, “New Approaches to Distributed PV Interconnection: Implementation Considerations for Addressing Emerging Issues,” as part of the interconnection arm of WIEB’s Enhanced Distributed Solar PV Deployment Project. This report…