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Coal Plant Retirement & Reliability – Frequency Response: Maintaining Reliability with a Changing Resource Mix | October 2016

Posted: March 9, 2017

Frequency response is a measure of an Interconnection’s ability to arrest frequency changes and stabilize frequency immediately following the sudden loss of generation or load. It is extremely important in the reliable operation of the grid. With the transformation of…

Integration of Variable Energy Resources (VER): VER Integration and System Flexibility | February 2017

Posted: March 9, 2017

Renewable energy is becoming an increasing and significant source of electric generation. The largest share of renewable energy growth comes from wind and solar technologies, both of which are known as variable energy resources (VERs) that have variable dispatch patterns…

Linking to Obtain the Potential Benefits of Broader Carbon Markets: Considerations for Western States | December 2016

Posted: March 9, 2017

Carbon pricing is a strategy being utilized by some Western states to achieve clean energy policy goals. This has been done primarily through cap and trade programs or applying a tax directly on emissions. When employing this strategy, there are…

Barriers to Electric Energy Storage | February 2017

Posted: March 1, 2017

The goal of this project was to identify barriers to electric energy storage development so that the industry and policymakers can implement solutions to address the barriers that may lead to further development of electric energy storage in the Western…

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | March 2017

Posted: February 28, 2017

Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) staff is conducting its monthly teleconference with WIRAB Members to discuss WIRAB’s current initiatives and activities. The purpose of the monthly meetings is to provide WIRAB Members with progress reports on key initiatives and…

WIRAB Webinar – Role of the Reliability Coordinator and Balancing Authorities in the Western Interconnection

Posted: February 6, 2017

Friday, February 17, 2017 The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) hosted a webinar with Peak Reliability and the California ISO to inform members of the role of the two organizations in maintaining bulk power system reliability. On November 9,…

Advice of WIRAB on the FERC NOPR on Primary Frequency Response (Docket No. RM16-6-000)

Posted: January 25, 2017

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) submitted advice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its 2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on Essential Reliability Services and the Evolving Bulk-Power System – Primary Frequency Response (Docket No.: RM16-6).…

WIRAB Monthly Meeting | February 2017

Posted: January 25, 2017

Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) staff is conducting its first monthly meeting with WIRAB Members to discuss WIRAB’s current initiatives and activities. The purpose of the monthly meetings is to provide WIRAB Members with progress reports on key initiatives…

Advice of WIRAB on the FERC NOPR on Primary Frequency Response (Docket No. RM16-6-000) | January 2017

Posted: January 24, 2017

WIRAB Staff Comments on WECC’s “Bucket 1” and “Bucket 2” Bylaws Administrative Amendments | November 2016

Posted: November 21, 2016

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…

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