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EIM-BOSR Comments on the Market Enhancements for Summer 2021 Readiness Initiative Draft Final Proposal | March 2, 2021

Posted: 5 Mar at 10:09 am

On March 2, 2021, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on the Market Enhancements for Summer 2021 Readiness Initiative Draft Final Proposal. The EIM BOSR strongly…

WIRAB Advice – FERC Revisions to Regulations on ERO Performance Assessments (Docket RM21-12) | March 2021

Posted: 1 Mar at 4:45 pm

WIRAB submitted advice to FERC on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on proposed amendments to the Commission’s regulations on the Electric Reliability Organization’s (ERO) performance assessment. The advice supports FERC’s regulation revisions to: Increase the regularity of reviews from…

Implications of a Regional Resource Adequacy Program on Utility Integrated Resource Planning

Posted: 15 Feb at 1:00 pm

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) collaborated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Texas-Austin to investigate the implications of a regional resource adequacy (RA) program on utility integrated resource planning (IRP). The report, “Implications of a…

EIM-BOSR Comments on the EIM Governance Review Committee’s Revised Straw Proposal | January 29, 2021

Posted: 8 Feb at 12:08 pm

On January 29, 2021, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the EIM Governance Review Committee (GRC) on the GRC’s Revised Straw Proposal. The EIM BOSR supports the recommendations in the Revised Straw…

HLRWC Comments to NRC on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for Interim Storage Partners CISF application | November 2020

Posted: 14 Dec 2020

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 Interim Storage Partners’ proposed spent nuclear fuel consolidated interim storage…

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

Posted: 28 Sep 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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 2020

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…

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