WestTEC 10-Year Study FAQs
Background
What is WestTEC?
WestTEC is an unprecedented partnership among diverse sectors of the energy industry, States and Tribes, environmental groups and project developers, that is focused on addressing urgent interregional transmission needs across the Western states. It is facilitated by the Western Power Pool …
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…
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. …
WestTEC Selects Members of REC, Filling Final Piece of Organizational Structure
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, or WestTEC, has completed a major milestone in its organizational structure by selecting the members of its Regional Engagement Committee, or REC.
The REC is WestTEC’s primary stakeholder engagement group. It is responsible for reviewing proposals, scop…
Join us for two regional transmission planning virtual events in January
Note: The events have passed. Below please find links to more information.
Join us in January for two virtual events with important news and updates about the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition and other regional transmission planning efforts. Below find more information about the two events and links to regi…
WPP Board Approves WRAP Tariff, Clears Path for FERC Filing
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool Board of Directors yesterday voted unanimously to approve the tariff that will implement the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). Board approval was the final procedural step required before the tariff can be filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), anticip…
WRAP Publishes Draft Tariff, Invites Feedback
The Western Power Pool has published the draft WRAP tariff for stakeholder review.
The Western Resource Adequacy Program Participant Committee (RAPC) invites stakeholders to read through the tariff and provide input. Western Power Pool will be hosting a public webinar on July 25th to hear any feedback and answer an…