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WIEB Paper & Webinar: Electrification in the Western Interconnection

Posted: 4 Mar at 9:26 am

The Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) is pleased to announce the release of a new paper, Electrification in the Western Interconnection: Planning for Load Growth, Flexibility, and Reliability, examining how transportation and building electrification are reshaping electricity demand across the…

WIEB Webinar: 2025 Nuclear Executive Orders and Western Implications

Posted: December 4, 2025

In May 2025, the Trump Administration issued four executive orders (EOs) – Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base, Reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Deploying Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at DOE – that attempt a shift in U.S. nuclear…

WIEB Webinar – Nuclear Fusion: A Policy Brief

Posted: April 10, 2025

On Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted a webinar where they explored fusion energy development across the Western Interconnection. Fusion, the process that powers the sun and all stars in which two light atomic nuclei…

Transmission Use and Congestion Analysis in the Western States

Posted: August 14, 2024

This summer, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted two Shultz Energy fellows from Stanford University to analyze transmission use and congestion in the Western States. The fellows used publicly available Locational Marginal Price (LMP) data across the Western Energy…

WIEB Webinar on REP Critical Minerals Project

Posted: December 10, 2023

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…

WIRAB Webinar Series – Inverter Based Resources and Grid Reliability

Posted: October 31, 2023

WIRAB Webinar Series – Inverter Based Resources and Grid Reliability Inverter-based resources (IBRs) include solar PV, wind, batteries, fuel cells, and other resources that connect to the grid through an inverter. They have the potential to provide significant capability and…

Follow-up to WSTI and WTEC Fall 2023 CREPC Discussion

Posted: October 20, 2023

Follow-up to WSTI and WTEC Fall 2023 CREPC Discussion Virtual Meeting 10am PT/11am MT October 27, 2023 Meeting Slides: Slides Purpose: The purpose of this meeting was to have a discussion with CREPC members on the recommendations from Gridworks…

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

Posted: October 18, 2023

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: August 16, 2023

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…

Webinar: SPP Update on Markets+ and State Committee Formation

Posted: March 13, 2023

On Thursday, March 23, the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) hosted a webinar with Southwest Power Pool (SPP) staff and Colorado Public Utilities Commission Chairman Eric Blank to provide an update on Markets+ and the formation of the Markets+ State…

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