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Board Approves a Number of Policy Changes; Three New Participants Join

Portland, Ore. – September was a milestone month for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), with new participants joining the program and a series of improvements adopted by the Western Power Pool Board of Directors.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – New rules for the Western Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group (RSG) took effect September 1, providing substantial benefits to WPP RSG members and to the West.

The changes follow the retirement in July of NERC standard BAL-002-WECC-3. WPP RSG staff, led by Senior Manager of Non-Tariff Programs Kevin Conwa…

Yearlong ‘tremendous’ effort culminates in cutover on May 1

PORTLAND, Ore. – After a yearlong complex implementation effort, 10 new members successfully joined operations of the Northwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group on May 1.

The new participants are former members of the Southwest Reserve Sharing Group, co…

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…

For more information, please contact: Bill Drummond, 406-544-0510 or WKDrummond@comcast.net

[PORTLAND, Ore.] – The Northwest Power Pool Corporation, doing business as the Western Power Pool (WPP), announced today its Board of Directors has selected Sarah Edmonds as President and CEO. WPP is a nonprofit corporation …

PORTLAND, OR - Throughout its evolution over the last 80 years, the Northwest Power Pool (NWPP) has cooperatively addressed the present needs of the region, as it continues to do with today's unique challenges. The industry and the region rely on the NWPP to provide reserve sharing, operational collaboration, and trai…