Open Position - Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Portland, OR

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Northwest Power Pool corporation (NWPP Corporation) reports to the corporation president. The COO manages several of the technical and operational senior leads and their related staff members involved in coordinating a number of the primary Northwest Power Pool committee activities such as system operations, contingency reserve, and western frequency reserve sharing programs. The COO will also be involved in the Pacific Northwest Coordinating Agreement a…

Resource Adequacy Update, May 2020

Our May 2020 video update features Sarah Edmonds (PGE), Frank Afranji (NWPP), Susan Ackerman (EWEB), and Gregg Carrington (CHPD). They provide an update on the overall progress of the Resource Adequacy Program development, and introduce the role of a Program Developer to assist the process through the next phase. 

Recording from April 24 Resource Adequacy Public Webinar

Resource Adequacy Update, March 2020

In this bimonthly video update for March 2020, we’re reviewing the four pillars of an RA program framework, announcing several upcoming webinar events, and introducing some important questions the program Steering Committee is actively addressing. Featuring Lea Fisher of Public Generating Pool.

NWPP Corporation Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Northwest Power Pool Corporation is doing its part to serve both the Membership and the electric industry in general throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Like WECC and many of our members, we are following the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the immediate timeframe, NWPP corporate staff is generally working remotely. All business travel will be evaluated on a case by case basis; any non-critical business travel is canceled.

The …

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 region.

Why was it created?

The program was started at the request of WPP's customer utilities who were concerned about the issue of resource adequacy in the West.

What is …

NWPP Resource Adequacy Program Stakeholder Advisory Committee Members

Jeff Blend, Montana Energy Office

John Crider, Oregon Public Utility Commission

John Francisco, Northwest Requirements Utilities

Maury Galbraith, Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body

Vijay Satyal, Western Resource Advocates

Fred Huette and Lauren McCloy, Northwest Energy Coalition

Mike Goetz, Oregon Citizen Utilities Board

Stephen Goodson, Idaho Public Utilities Commission

Roger Gray/Alex Swerzbin, PNGC

Spencer Gray, Northwest & Intermountain Power Produ…

Recording from February 7 Resource Adequacy Program Public Webinar

NWPP Quarterly Update Q4

Our 2019 4th quarter update takes a look back at the year that was.

Resource Adequacy Update, January 2020

Northwest Power Pool is kicking off a new bimonthly video series on the Resource Adequacy effort, in just three minutes or less. In this first update, we provide a quick recap on the effort thus far, provide a progress report on the preliminary design of a regional resource adequacy program, and identify ways that interested parties can get involved.

Featuring Sarah Edmonds, PGE, and David Pennington, NWPP.