February 12, 2016 The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (“WIRAB”), Western Resource Advocates (“WRA”), Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”), Western Grid Group (“WGG”) and Vanry & Associates Inc. (“VAI”) submitted comments to Peak Reliability on the direction Peak should take…

WIEB held a webinar on Wednesday February 3, 2016: Allowance Distribution Options under a Mass Based Approach to CPP Compliance Presentation by Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future.  |  Slides

WIRAB/CREPC/SPSC webinar on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 3A: Low Levels of Synchronous Generation (WWSIS-3A) on December 17. The Phase 3A study examines the impact of low levels of synchronous generation on the transient stability performance in…

Spokane, WA | November 3-4 2015 Agenda | Summary

April 2015 – E3 – Western Interconnection Flexibility Assessment: Interim Project Report Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) completed the Interim Project Report of the Western Interconnection Flexibility Assessment. This is a collaborative project among WECC, WIEB, NREL and E3 to…

April 2015 – Development of a New Methodology for Determining the Transfer Capability of the Western Grid | GridSME (Introduction) | Quanta (Technical Report)

April 2015 – MJ Bradley – Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Life Cycle This report concerns the issue of methane leakage during the life cycle of natural gas-fired power generation. Methane leakage is an important issue because methane is…

April 2015 – EQL – Emerging Changes in Electric Distribution Systems in Western States Provinces Distributed Energy Resources (DER) are, and will continue to be, a growing component of WECC resources. Historically, new facility investment in distribution systems has been…

May 2015 – Energy Strategies – EPA Clean Power Plan final report: Western State Resource Scenarios Energy Strategies produced a report that documents the assumptions in four planning scenarios developed in consultation with an SPSC modeling work group. These scenarios…

April 2015 – GE – Roadmap to improve reliability analysis in transmission planning in the changing resource mix.