The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) Staff submitted comments to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Board of Directors (Board) regarding proposed amendments to the WECC bylaws, including: 1) WECC’s proposed “Bucket 1” amendments, which include administrative amendments requiring…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (WECC’s) Strategic Direction Planning Process, 2017-2020 Operating Plan, and Strategic Direction Outline.  WIRAB’s comments encourage the WECC Board to adopt an open and transparent procedural…

The WIRAB Staff submitted comments on the proposed changes to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (WECC) Information Sharing Policy. WIRAB Staff’s comments advise WECC to have an Information Sharing Policy that encourages the broadest sharing possible, to establish clear criteria…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) staff submitted comments on the Peak Reliability (Peak) draft Audit Committee Charter which, if approved, will establish an Audit Committee to assist the Peak Board’s oversight of the integrity of Peak’s financial statements,…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in support of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (“WECC”) 2017 Statutory budget and assessment. WIRAB reviewed WECC’s 2017 Business Plan and Budget and finds…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) on the notice of proposed rulemaking issued June 16, 2016 regarding Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (“CEII”). WIRAB provided five recommendations on two subsections of…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments on the Peak Reliability 2017 Draft Funding Amount (also referred to as the Business Plan and Budget). WIRAB is authorized to provide advice on the funding of Peak Reliability and determine…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) submitted final comments on Peak Reliability’s 2016-2020 Strategic Plan. In the comments, WIRAB takes an expansive view of Peak’s role in ensuring “excellent reliability performance in the Western Interconnection” and provides three overarching…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) draft 2017 Business Plan and Budget is available for comment.  Interested parties should submit comments by 5:00 pm on June 16, 2016. Please direct inquiries and e-mail comments to Alison Wilson (at awilson@westernenergyboard.org). …

GE Energy Consulting completed a report for the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) on primary frequency response (“PFR”). PFR is crucial in the reliable operation of the electric grid. With the rapidly changing resource mix in the West and…