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

Posted: 18 Oct at 10:03 am

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…

Electric Utility Forward Purchasing in the Western Bilateral Wholesale Electricity Market

Posted: 16 Aug at 2:42 pm

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…

WIEB 2023 Annual Update

Posted: 7 Aug at 12:12 pm

A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past few months. The report can be read here.

Letter to CREPC WIEB – Regulators Call for West-Wide Market Solution

Posted: 14 Jul at 1:55 pm

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…

WIEB Executive Director Announcement

Posted: 29 Jun at 2:28 pm

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…

WIEB 2022 Semi-Annual Update

Posted: October 21, 2022

A brief report summarizing WIEB activities over the past few months. The report can be read here.

CREPC Submits Comments to FERC in Support of the WRAP

Posted: October 3, 2022

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…

Western State Representatives Submit Comments to FERC in Docket No. RM21-17 on Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

Posted: September 20, 2022

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…

Electric Demand Response: Policies in the West

Posted: September 13, 2022

September, 2022 The Western Interstate Energy Board approved a report that explored electricity demand response policies throughout the Western states. State policymakers from around the West are trying to learn from each other on how to increase the effectiveness of…

State Representatives Submit Written Comments to the Southwest Power Pool on Markets+ Governance Design

Posted: May 31, 2022

State Representatives Submit Written Comments to the Southwest Power Pool on Markets+ Governance Design State representatives from 9 western states submitted comments to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) regarding various governance design elements under discussion in the SPP’s Markets+ initiative.…

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