Brett Wangen, Vice President of Power System Services for Grid Subject Matter Experts, spoke on behalf of WIRAB at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Technical Conference on Managing Transmission Line Ratings where he shared his experience on the operational challenges…

WIRAB staff has submitted a final draft of the WIRAB 2020 Business Plan and Budget (BP&B) to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).  The BP&B outlines WIRAB’s budget and funding requirement, and identifies the organization’s strategic priorities and goals,…

WIRAB submitted advice to WECC on the scope of WECC’s upcoming 2020 Organizational Review. WIRAB’s advice encourages the WECC Board to conduct a focused and manageable review of WECC’s structure, processes, and responsibilities that can help improve WECC’s efficiency, accountability, leadership,…

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors on the implementation of the Reliability Assessment Committee (RAC). WIRAB supports the creation of the RAC, but WIRAB identifies challenges with a perceived lack of authority to adjust data submitted to WECC…

WIRAB submitted advice to the WECC Board of Directors on WECC’s Reliability Coordinator (RC) Data Request. Section 1600 of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Rules of Procedure allows for NERC and the Regional Entities to request data or information…

WIRAB advice to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Board of Directors on WECC’s Draft 2019-2021 Operating Plan. WECC’s Three-Year Operating Plan is a key document in WECC’s Strategic & Operating Planning Process that identifies specific initiatives that WECC proposes…

WIRAB submitted advice supporting the CAISO proposed Tariff amendment to provide Reliability Coordinator (RC) services for entities in the Western Interconnection. The proposed Tariff amendments outlined the rate design, terms and conditions for its RC services and making reference to…

WIRAB submitted advice supporting the CAISO proposed Tariff amendment to provide Reliability Coordinator (RC) services for entities in the Western Interconnection. The proposed Tariff amendments outlined the rate design, terms and conditions for its RC services and making reference to…

WIRAB submitted comments to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council regarding the appropriate treatment of traditionally public Production Cost Model (PCM) data and integrated PCM data.  In this set of comments, WIRAB also provided advice and offered to support WECC’s efforts…

WIRAB submitted advice to the California ISO on its proposal to stand up a Reliability Coordinator in the West. WIRAB provided comments or advice on the CAISO’s RC proposal in three categories: Governance; BA/TOP competency requirements; and General Rate Design, Terms…