Western Power Pool
Program directory
Western Transmission Expansion Coalition
The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, or WestTEC, is a West-wide effort to develop an actionable transmission study to support the needs of the future energy grid. The final deliverable will be a West-wide transmission ne…
Western Resource Adequacy Program
The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) started at the request of many in the industry who were concerned about the issue of resource adequacy in the West.Numerous studies have shown resource adequacy is an urgent and immedi…
Operating Committee
The mission of the Western Power Pool Operating Committee (OC) is to ensure the reliable operation of the Western Interconnected Area by fostering coordination, communication, and data sharing among member systems; developing and…
Standalone membership group
Reserve Sharing Program
As permitted by NERC and WECC standards, Participating Balancing Authorities within the Northwest Power Pool have instituted a Reserve Sharing Program for contingency reserve. By sharing contingency reserve, participants ar…
Regional Transmission Planning Services
The RTPS program supports the Transmission Planning Committee (TPC) and the associated TPC Special Studies. The planners at participating utilities benefit through the TPC by having a forum, outside of the umbrella of compl…
WFRSG Committee
As permitted by the NERC Standard, BAL-003-2, many Balancing Authorities within the Northwest Power Pool Area have instituted the Western Frequency Response Sharing Group (WFRSG). By colle…
Standalone membership group
Additional groups