Engineers Forum, In Person in Boise, Idaho
Please join in on the In Person, 2023 Engineers Forum! We're hosting this exciting event at the Idaho Power offices on Wednesday, September the 27th and Thursday, September the 28th. We've got a great line of interesting speakers lined up to present on Wednesday and a super-cool tour scheduled for Thursday.
Adam R…
WPP Announces FERC Approval of WRAP Tariff
Order cites reliability, resource adequacy, regional coordination among program’s benefits
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the tariff for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), clearing the way for full implementation …
Contingency Reserve Sharing Program to Add 10 New Members
Contingency Reserve Sharing Program to Add 10 New Members
Larger Footprint Now Covers Entire Western Interconnection except part of California and Mexico
The Northwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group Committee and Western Power Pool today announced 10 Balancing Authorities (BAs), currently members of the Southwes…
Take a closer look at the WRAP Operations Program
The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) helps ensure Participants in the WRAP have enough resources to provide reliable service, even under the most extreme conditions. WRAP has two components: Forward Showing and the Operations Program. In this four-part video series, we dive deep into how the Operations Program…
What is the WRAP?
Learn more about the Western Resource Adequacy Program, the first regional reliability planning and compliance program across the West.
Western Power Pool Welcomes PNM to WRAP
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today announced that Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has joined the Western Resource Adequacy Program, or WRAP.
PNM’s participation expands the program’s overall footprint and region-wide collaboration and bolsters the desert southwest membership.
“One of the …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…