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WIRAB Advice on WECC’s 2020 Study Program

Posted: September 4, 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: July 8, 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…

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

Posted: July 8, 2020

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: July 8, 2020

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. Advice

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

Posted: June 23, 2020

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: June 15, 2020

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: June 4, 2020

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. Advice

EIM-BOSR Comments on the EIM Governance Review Committee’s Scoping Paper | February 21, 2020

Posted: February 24, 2020

On November 21, the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Body of State Regulators (BOSR) submitted comments to the EIM Governance Review Committee (GRC) on the EIM Governance Review Scoping Paper. The BOSR generally agrees with the scope of issues the…

WIRAB Advice – WECC Information Reporting and Sharing Policies | January 2020

Posted: January 30, 2020

WIRAB Advice supporting proposed changes by WECC on its Information Reporting and Sharing Policies. WECC is proposing to revise and simplify the WECC Information Reporting Policy by providing more discretion to the WECC staff, removing unnecessary provisions, and updating the…

Issue Brief – Wind Decommissioning Policies in the West

Posted: January 30, 2020

The WIEB Board approved a proposal from the state of New Mexico, requesting that WIEB review existing wind turbine decommissioning procedures, practices, and requirements within western states and provinces, identify best practices, from a regional perspective, and provide recommendations to…

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