Open Position - Transmission Planning Engineer
Overview
The Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) is seeking a full-time engineer to join its transmission planning team. The engineer will develop power system models, analyze power systems, and contribute to the NWPP training materials. The NWPP is open to hiring an entry-level, mid-level or Senior Engineer depending on qua…
Power Insights: Episode 1 - DER Data Collection For Modeling And Transmission Studies.
The following is a transcript of our Power Insights podcast, Episode 1 DER Data Collection For Modeling And Transmission Studies.
Dave Angell: I'm Dave Angell and I'm with the Northwest Powerpool and this is a podcast on the NERC DER data collection for modeling and transmission studies. And this is based on a gui…
Power Insights podcast: Episode 2 - San Fernando Event.
The following is a transcript of our Power Insights podcast, Episode 2 San Fernando Event.
Dave Angell: Well, good day to you. This is Dave Angell from the Northwest Power Pool and today, I'll be talking with some folks representing NERC and we're going to talk about the San Fernando Disturbance. I just want to let…
Episode 05 - NERC Lessons Learned Podcast
Breaker Failure Due to Multiple Reclose Events
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
Chris Sakr: Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars. Some say their hype is overblo…
Episode 03 - NERC Lessons Learned Podcast
Current Drone Usage
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Chris Sakr:It's the not so distant future. You're riding home from a long day at work in your autonomous car, spacing out, and you loo…
Episode 01 - NERC Lessons Learned Podcast
Lesson Learned - Breaker Failure Due to Trip Coil Polarity
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Greg Park:From a system operator perspective, it is interesting to unders…
How Northwest Utilities Harness Diversity for Efficient Compliance
How Northwest Utilities Harness Diversity for Efficient Compliance
by Sarah Dennison-Leonard
Introduction
The region known as the Northwest Power Pool spans an area encompassing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, portions of Montana, Wyoming, and northern California, and the Canadian provinces of Britis…