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WIRAB Advice to FERC on the CAISO Proposed Tariff Amendment and RC Oversight Committee Charter

Posted: September 21, 2018

WIRAB submitted advice supporting the CAISO proposed Tariff amendment to provide Reliability Coordinator (RC) services for entities in the Western Interconnection. The proposed Tariff amendments outlined the rate design, terms and conditions for its RC services and making reference to…

WIEB Webinar: Resource Adequacy in the West

Posted: August 31, 2018

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) – Stanford University 2018 Summer Interns hosted a webinar presenting the culmination of their work on improving resource adequacy information sharing in the West. The interns created a detailed information collection framework designed to…

WIRAB Advice on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s Information Sharing Policy

Posted: August 24, 2018

WIRAB submitted comments to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council regarding the appropriate treatment of traditionally public Production Cost Model (PCM) data and integrated PCM data. In this set of comments, WIRAB also provided advice and offered to support WECC’s efforts…

WIEB Initiates New Study on Operational Flexibility of the Power System

Posted: August 17, 2018

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in early September 2018 to hire a contractor for a new study. This study will model and explore the operational flexibility of the electric power system…

WIEB Joins WGA Coalition on States’ Authority Under Section 401 of Clean Water Act

Posted: August 9, 2018

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) had joined Western Governors’ Association (WGA) and eight other leading associations of state officials to urge Congressional leadership to reject current legislative and administrative efforts to diminish states’ authority to manage water quality within…

WIEB Board Meeting (Webinar) | July 27, 2018

Posted: July 24, 2018

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) will convene (via webinar) July 27, 2018, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time to discuss requests from the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) to support letters to U.S. Congressional leaders regarding: 1) states’ authority to…

WIRAB Advice on the CAISO Reliability Coordinator Proposal

Posted: July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018 WIRAB submitted advice to the California ISO on its proposal to stand up a Reliability Coordinator in the West. WIRAB provided comments or advice on the CAISO’s RC proposal in three categories: Governance; BA/TOP competency requirements; and General…

2019 WIRAB Business Plan and Budget

Posted: July 10, 2018

WIRAB staff has submitted a final draft of the 2019 WIRAB Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The BP&B outlines WIRAB’s 2019 budget and funding requirement and outlines WIRAB’s strategic priorities and goals…

WIRAB Webinar: Implementation of IEEE 1547 Standard: Interconnection of DERs and Utility Electric Power Systems

Posted: June 28, 2018

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) will host a webinar on the implementation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1547 Standard regarding the interconnection and interoperability between distributed energy resources (DERs) and utility electric power systems…

WIEB Webinar: Western Interconnection Data Analytics Project (WIDAP) Data Dashboard

Posted: June 1, 2018

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the Stanford University Bits & Watts Program are collaborating on a Western Interconnection Data Analytics Project. The purpose of the project is to analyze historical data to identify connections between public policy developments…

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