WRAP Operations Manager

Passionate about power grid reliability and regional energy markets? Skilled in resource adequacy, power operations, and stakeholder engagement? Ready to bring it all together in a high-impact operational role? This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Well, you’re in the right place! Western Power Pool is hiring a WRAP Operations Manager to join our team in Portland, OR! 

Key Details:

• Pay: $149,000 – $170,000/year DOE
• Location: Remote in select states - must reside wi…

WPP Board Responds to Portland General Electric Letter

On October 17, the WPP Board of Directors sent a letter to Portland General Electric about the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). The letter was a response to one the Board received from Portland General Electric on October 13. Both letters are included here.

WPP Board Responds to PacifiCorp Letter

On October 8, the WPP Board of Directors sent a letter to PacifiCorp about the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). The letter was a response to one the Board received from PacifiCorp on September 30. Both letters are included here.

Regional Transmission Planning Engineer

Are you passionate about shaping the future of energy? Are you an experienced Transmission Planning Engineer, ready to impact work on a regional level? 

Well, you’re in the right place! Western Power Pool is hiring a Principal Regional Transmission Planning Engineer to join our team in Portland, OR!

Key Details:

• Pay: $115,000 – $131,000/year DOE
• Location: Remote in select states - must reside within the following areas: AZ, OR, WA, UT, NV, CA, WY, MT, ID, NM, CO, El Paso TX
• Schedule: Full-time,…

Joint Statement: Commitment to the Western Resource Adequacy Program …

With these commitments, we have secured a critical mass of participants to move forward with our first binding season in Winter 2027/28. This is a significant moment for the Western Resource Adequacy Program and a result of six years of hard work and collaboration among many stakeholders throughout the West.

The participants who have voiced their commitment to the program represent a broad and diverse group of organizations. In addition to those who signed the letter, there are more participants…

Pics from 2025 Engineers Forum

Many thanks to Avista for a fantastic Engineers Forum!  

WestTEC: A New Approach to Transmission Planning in the West

The Western U.S. is facing challenges to its energy infrastructure, including an aging transmission system and the need for reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions. In response, the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC) is leading an industry effort to develop a 10- and 20-year transmission plan for the region by engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration. WestTEC is committed to transparency and aims to address the region’s future transmission needs through t…

WRAP Momentum Continues with Board Approval of Tariff Changes, Busine…

PORTLAND, Ore. – The momentum continues for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP).

Weeks after the WRAP Resource Adequacy Participant Committee (RAPC) approved a revised transition plan, the Western Power Pool Board of Directors on Thursday took a series of actions to move the program further along. The Board voted to approve:

• Seven WRAP business practice manuals, completing the full set of documents that detail how the program will operate;
• A set of corrections to the W…

WestTEC Study Plan Gets Unanimous Approval

PORTLAND – The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, or WestTEC, reached a significant milestone last week when the WestTEC Steering Committee unanimously approved the project’s Study Plan.

WestTEC is a West-wide effort to develop an actionable transmission study to support the needs of the future energy grid. It takes a new, unique approach that spans across the region and includes a broad swath of industry sectors, states and tribes.

“The Study Plan approval was th…

WRAP Committee Approves New Transition Plan, Looks to Summer 2027 Bin…

PORTLAND – A vote today by the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s Resource Adequacy Participant Committee (RAPC) paves the way for WRAP participants to enter a binding program in 2027.

RAPC members approved a new transition plan that outlines a gradual path to fully implement the WRAP. The plan pushes back the deadline to elect to go binding in 2027 and temporarily reduces charges when participants are short on capacity.

“The plan helps in three critical ways,” sa…