WIEB 2024 Annual Update
A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past year. The report can be read here.
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WIEB Webinar on REP Critical Minerals Project
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…
Read MoreWIEB Webinar: Release of New LBNL Paper – A Guide for Improved Resource Adequacy Assessments in Evolving Power Systems
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…
Read MoreElectric Utility Forward Purchasing in the Western Bilateral Wholesale Electricity Market
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…
Read MoreWIEB 2023 Annual Update
A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past few months. The report can be read here.
Read MoreLetter to CREPC WIEB – Regulators Call for West-Wide Market Solution
On July 14, 2023 a coalition of state public utility commissioners and other officials shared their vision with the leadership of the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC), recognizing the unique position these…
Read MoreWIEB Executive Director Announcement
The Western Interstate Energy Board is very pleased to announce that Laura Rennick will assume the role of WIEB’s Executive Director, as of July 1, 2023. Laura brings a tremendous skill set to this role, including deep experience in state…
Read MoreWIEB 2022 Semi-Annual Update
A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past few months. The report can be read here.
Read MoreCREPC Submits Comments to FERC in Support of the WRAP
Representatives of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) worked to develop and submit supportive comments on the Western Power Pool’s (WPP) Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) tariff filing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Many CREPC representatives…
Read MoreWestern State Representatives Submit Comments to FERC in Docket No. RM21-17 on Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
August 17, 2022 In coordination with the Western Representatives to the Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission and the Western Interstate Energy Board, Western State Representatives from ten western states submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that…
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