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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…

WIRAB Draft 2019 Business Plan and Budget Posted for Public Comment

Posted: May 17, 2018

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2019 Business Plan and Budget is available for comment. Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 pm on May 23, 2018. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Holly Taylor ([email protected]), using…

2018 Resource Planners Forum

Posted: May 7, 2018

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Noon PDT – Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Noon PDT The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the Center for New Energy Economy (CNEE) hosted a 2018 Resource Planners Forum. The meeting was held at…

Interconnection Strategy Advisory Committee Meeting | Salt Lake City, UT | May 1, 2018

Posted: April 25, 2018

The first Strategy Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting for the interconnection barrier is being held at the WECC offices in Salt Lake City, Utah. The SAC meeting is part of WIEB’s Enhanced Solar PV Deployment project. The SAC is comprised of…

WIRAB Webinar – Reliability Coordinator (RC) Certification Process for New RCs in the West

Posted: March 22, 2018

In light of the ongoing developments around the changing Reliability Coordinator (RC) structure in the Western Interconnection, the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) invited state and provincial agency personnel and interested stakeholders to participate in a webinar with Western…

WIRAB Advice to the NERC Board of Trustees on the 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report

Posted: January 29, 2018

January 24, 2018 WIRAB submitted advice to the NERC Board of Trustees on the 2017 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report. The comments commend the Reliability Issues Steering Committee for developing an important and comprehensive report with many specific recommendations. The comments also recommend that…

High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee Policy Papers

Posted: December 27, 2017

The Western Interstate Energy Board has approved and adopted five new policy papers developed by the High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee. The papers received undivided support from the Board. These papers now represent the official policy of WIEB on several key…

EIM BOSR Comments on CAISO Initiative: Revisions to EIM Market Governance Documents

Posted: December 22, 2017

The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) regarding proposed revisions to EIM market governance documents. These comments are in response to the November 17, 2017, CAISO Issue…

WIRAB Webinar Series on Cybersecurity of Electric Utility Industrial Control Systems

Posted: November 21, 2017

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted a series of webinars on cybersecurity challenges faced by electric utilities and their industrial control systems. Experts from Veracity Industrial Networks and InPOWERd LLC provided an introduction to the cyber threats faced by…

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