WIEB staff have been traveling to states across the West as part of outreach to discuss findings from a research project looking at barriers to solar PV deployment related to the interconnection process. This research has culminated in two reports,…

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) is pleased to announce the release of the attached Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire a contractor for a new study. This study will model and explore the operational flexibility of the electric power…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…