WECC’S Western Assessment Shows Growing Resource Adequacy Risk
A rapidly changing resource mix that relies more on variable energy resources will create increasing resource adequacy risk in the West over the next 10 years. That is according to the 2022 Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy from the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), released on November 2.
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Western Power Pool Approves Nominees for New Independent Board of Directors
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool (WPP) Board of Directors on Wednesday approved the slate of nominees who would serve on the group’s new Independent Board of Directors.
WPP Board Chairperson Bill Drummond is the current board member selected to serve with four new members. Two other current board members – T…
First Full Set of Non-Binding Data Highlights Importance of WRAP
PORTLAND, Ore. – Current participants in the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) project a changing resource mix within the next five years, according to the proposed resource portfolios analyzed for the first non-binding phase of the WRAP. The modeling and its resulting set of metrics, including increasing requi…
Western Power Pool Marks Major Milestone, Files WRAP Tariff with FERC
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today took a major step toward implementing the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) by filing the WRAP tariff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
The WRAP is the first region-wide reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West. The…
WPP Board Approves WRAP Tariff, Clears Path for FERC Filing
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool Board of Directors yesterday voted unanimously to approve the tariff that will implement the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). Board approval was the final procedural step required before the tariff can be filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), anticip…
What's Next for WPP? Sarah Edmonds is leading the way
In April of 2022, the Western Power Pool Board of Directors selected transmission and markets expert Sarah Edmonds to lead the organization as President and CEO. This video highlights some of what Sarah uniquely brings to the table and provides a glimpse into what's next in the development and implementation of our We…
Episode 13 - NERC Lessons Learned
PANDEMIC RESPONSE PT. 3: A NEW NORMAL
Below is the full transcript for this episode. If you'd like to review or follow along with the original .pdf version of this NERC Lesson Learned, visit:
https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Lessons%20Learned%20Document%20Library/LL20211001_Pandemic_Response.pdf
Chris Sakr: We…
Episode 12 - NERC Lessons Learned Podcast
PANDEMIC RESPONSE PART 2: LIGHTS STAYED ON
Below is the full transcript for this episode. If you'd like to review or follow along with the original .pdf version of this NERC Lesson Learned, visit:
https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Lessons%20Learned%20Document%20Library/LL20211001_Pandemic_Response.pdf
Chris Sak…