The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability. WIRAB referenced research indicating that baseload operation of the coal fleet in the West has decreased…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) commissioned a report from InPOWERd LLC on the NERC Reliability Issues Steering Committee’s (RISC) November 2016 report on ERO Reliability Risk Priorities. The InPOWERd Report provides a summary of the NERC RISC process…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted comments on Peak Reliability’s 2018 Proposed Budget and Draft Funding Amount. WIRAB reviewed Peak’s proposed 2018 Proposed Budget and Draft Funding Amount and wants to ensure Peak prioritizes and funds the goals and…

In response to a Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Member Advisory Committee (MAC) survey seeking input on the effectiveness of the WECC Board, the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) rated the WECC Board’s performance in several categories and drafted…

On June 30, 2017, WIRAB submitted the final draft of the 2018 WIRAB Business Plan and Budget to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). NERC will submit the WIRAB budget to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on August…

The objective of this report is to introduce a framework for objectively reviewing and assessing the reliability and cost implications of a transition from a single Interconnection-wide Reliability Coordinator (RC) against the possibility of providing RC services in the Western…

Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB) is conducting its monthly teleconference to discuss current initiatives and activities with WIRAB.  The purpose of the monthly meetings is for WIRAB Staff to provide WIRAB Representatives with progress reports on key initiatives and…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) staff submitted comments dated May 16, 2017 to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) on the Draft Anchor Data Set (ADS) Workflow diagram. While the current draft ADS Workflow is a good start…

The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”) submitted advice to Peak Reliability regarding if Peak’s Universal Data Sharing Agreement (“UDSA”) should be amended to include a third party data sharing review process. WIRAB recommended that the UDSA be amended to…