NWPP Corporation Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Northwest Power Pool Corporation is doing its part to serve both the Membership and the electric industry in general throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Like WECC and many of our members, we are following the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the immediate timeframe, NWP…
WRAP FAQs
Updated March 2022
What is the WRAP?
The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) is the first regional reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West.
It will deliver a region-wide approach for assessing and addressing resource adequacy and provide an important step forward for reliability in the…
NWPP Resource Adequacy Program Stakeholder Advisory Committee Members
Jeff Blend, Montana Energy Office
John Crider, Oregon Public Utility Commission
John Francisco, Northwest Requirements Utilities
Maury Galbraith, Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body
Vijay Satyal, Western Resource Advocates
Fred Huette and Lauren McCloy, Northwest Energy Coalition
Mike Goet…
Resource Adequacy Update, January 2020
Northwest Power Pool is kicking off a new bimonthly video series on the Resource Adequacy effort, in just three minutes or less. In this first update, we provide a quick recap on the effort thus far, provide a progress report on the preliminary design of a regional resource adequacy program, and identify ways that int…
A Region in Transition: It's Time for a Northwest Resource Adequacy Program (www.westernenergy.org)
(Originally published by www.westernenergy.org)
Conventional wisdom acknowledges that the electric grid is undergoing transformative change. From the influx of variable renewable resources to the suite of public policies aimed at deep decarbonization, there are tangible effects on utility operations and planning. F…
Will there be enough electricity after coal plants shut down? (by Pat Dooris of KGW8)
Burning coal to create electricity kept the lights on in the Pacific Northwest for decades. Now, the major utility companies are turning away from coal, pushed by political and legal action, falling costs of renewable energy and a desire to help fight global warming. Renewable power sources are better for the environm…
2019 Third Quarter Update
Our third quarter update includes a report on the success of our Resource Adequacy Symposium and the ongoing RA effort, an eTraining progress report, and a spotlight on NWPP personnel.
RA Symposium - Today's reality, what is the risk?
Panel 1 from the October 2nd Resource Adequacy Symposium, featuring Stefan Bird, PacifiCorp, Mike Cashell, Northwestern Energy, Gerry Froese, Avangrid, and Frank Lawson, Eugene Water & Electric Board. These utility leaders share how they are reshaping their business models to meet the goals of the future and provide i…
RA Symposium - Accelerating the conversation
Panel 2 from the October 2nd Resource Adequacy Symposium, featuring Nicole Hughes, Renewable Northwest, Senator Lee Beyer, Oregon, Jim Collins, Microsoft. This panel's conversation underscores the growing expectation for clean energy and achieving our environmental goals while maintaining highly reliable electric serv…