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MSC Comments on Markets+ Tariff

Posted: May 14, 2024

On March 29, 2024, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) submitted the Markets+ Tariff to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for consideration and approval to establish their wholesale electricity market in the West. The Markets+ tariff development process was a…

WIRAB Advice to WECC on the Preliminary 2024 WECC Reliability Risk Priorities | April 2024

Posted: April 26, 2024

WIRAB submitted Advice to the WECC Board of Directors on Preliminary 2024 WECC Reliability Risk Priorities (RRPs). WIRAB reviewed the risks based on two key principles: Is the risk unique to the Western Interconnection?; and Can WECC effectively address and…

WIEB Webinar on REP Critical Minerals Project

Posted: December 10, 2023

WIEB held a webinar to share the findings of its Minerals Project under its Reserve Expenditure Program on December 13, 2023. The energy transition will require substantial critical minerals and materials (e.g., lithium, cobalt, silicon, graphite, nickel, copper, and rare…

Markets+ State Committee Statement to the MPEC – December 2023

Posted: December 7, 2023

In its advisory capacity, the Markets+ State Committee (MSC) prepared a written statement that was presented to the Markets+ Participant Executive Committee for their meeting on December 6 and 7, 2023. This statement highlights some issues that the MSC has…

Remarks of Mary Throne on behalf of WIRAB at FERC Reliability Technical Conference

Posted: November 14, 2023

WIRAB Chair Mary Throne participated in the 2023 FERC Reliability Technical Conference in a discussion of the potential impacts on reliability from proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on regulating greenhouse gas emissions from electric generation resources. She…

CREPC Submits Comments to WPP on WTEC’s Western Transmission Planning Concept Paper

Posted: October 31, 2023

On October 31, 2023, the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) submitted comments to the Western Power Pool on the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition’s Western Transmission Planning Concept Paper. CREPC recognizes the need for a Western Interconnection-wide transmission plan…

WIEB Webinar: Release of New LBNL Paper – A Guide for Improved Resource Adequacy Assessments in Evolving Power Systems

Posted: October 18, 2023

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) held a webinar of the new Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) paper “A Guide for Improved Resource Adequacy Assessments in Evolving Power Systems” on Friday, October 27th at 11:00am PT/12:00pm MT/2:00pm ET. Resource adequacy…

WIRAB Advice to FERC: WECC 2024 Business Plan and Budget | September 2023

Posted: September 18, 2023

WIRAB submitted Advice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in support of WECC’s 2024 Business Plan and Budget and the proposed statutory assessment. WIRAB reviewed the statutory budget and assessment and found it reasonable, in the public interest, and appropriate…

Markets+ State Committee Finalize Guiding Principles and Evaluation Criteria

Posted: August 25, 2023

As of August 24, 2023, the Markets+ State Committee (MSC) has finalized their Guiding Principles and Evaluation Criteria with unanimous support from its members. This document contains a set of principles that describe how MSC members anticipate reviewing the final…

Electric Utility Forward Purchasing in the Western Bilateral Wholesale Electricity Market

Posted: August 16, 2023

This summer, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted two Shultz Energy fellows from Stanford University to investigate the forward contracting practices of electric utilities in the West. Knowledge and understanding of the purpose and practice of electric utility forward…

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