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HLRWC Comments to NRC on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Holtec International’s CISF application | September 2020

Posted: 28 Sep at 4:59 pm

The WIEB HLRW Committee submitted comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the draft Environmental Impact Statement that the agency prepared as a part of deciding whether to license Holtec International’s proposed spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste…

WIRAB Advice to the WECC Board of Directors on a Western Focused Long-Term Reliability Assessment | September 2020

Posted: 15 Sep at 9:49 am

WIRAB provided Advice to the WECC Board on the development of a Western Focused LTRA. Western utilities have been relying on market purchases (i.e., Front Office Transactions) to meet resource adequacy requirements. If multiple utilities rely on the same market…

EIM-BOSR Comments on the EIM Governance Review Committee’s Straw Proposal | August 27, 2020

Posted: 4 Sep at 2:36 pm

On August 27, 2020, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the EIM Governance Review Committee (GRC) on the GRC’s Straw Proposal. The EIM BOSR generally supports the recommendations in the Straw Proposal,…

WIRAB Advice on WECC’s 2020 Study Program

Posted: 4 Sep at 2:33 pm

WIRAB developed Advice to WECC on the WECC Reliability Assessment Committee’s 2020 Study Program and offered five potential studies for WECC to explore that address unique questions regarding the reliability of the future grid: Weather-Induced Loss-of-Load Risk Study, Essential Reliability…

WIRAB Advice – WECC’s 2020 Near-Term Priorities | June 2020

Posted: 8 Jul at 2:54 pm

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors, advising the Board to adopt the proposed WECC staff proposed Near-Term Priorities. The Near-Term Priorities align with what WIRAB views as the most significant risks to Bulk Power System reliability in…

WIRAB Advice – 2020 WECC Organizational Review (Section 4.9 Review) | June 2020

Posted: 8 Jul at 2:51 pm

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors, advising support of the recommendations to the Board from WECC’s 4.9 Review Committee. The Committee recommended: (1) to create stakeholder engagement task force who will explore options to rekindle excitement about…

WIRAB Advice – WECC’s 2021 Business Plan and Budget | May 2020

Posted: 8 Jul at 2:48 pm

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors on the proposed 2021 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) for WECC. WIRAB reviewed the proposed 2021 BP&B and found the budget and assessment to be reasonable and in the public interest. MAY-2020-Final-WIRAB-Advice-WECC-2021-Business-Plan-Budget

Simulating Distributed Energy Resource Responses to Transmission System-Level Faults Considering IEEE 1547 Performance Categories on Three Major WECC Transmission Paths | June 2020

Posted: 23 Jun at 1:52 pm

Simulating Distributed Energy Resource Responses to Transmission System-Level Faults Considering IEEE 1547 Performance Categories on Three Major WECC Transmission Paths | June 2020 The quantity of distributed energy resources (DERs) has increased substantially during the past two decades, and…

High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee 2020 Policy Paper and amendments to already-approved policy papers | April 2020

Posted: 15 Jun at 2:59 pm

The HLRWC made another installment to their policy paper repertoire with the approval of Position Paper 2020-1: Transportation Responsibilities Non-Delegable to Private Entities. This paper solidifies the long-time stance of the HLRWC and the Western states that there are certain…

WIRAB Advice – WECC’s 2020 Business Plan and Budget | May 2019

Posted: 4 Jun at 3:27 pm

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors on the proposed 2020 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) for WECC. WIRAB reviewed the proposed 2020 BP&B and found the budget and assessment to be reasonable and in the public interest. 1561042226wpdm_WIRAB Comments…

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