WRAP Announces Full Participation of Phase 3A

PORTLAND, OR – The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), administered by the NWPP, is pleased to announce that it has entered the first stage of program implementation, Phase 3A.

This non-binding phase welcomes eight new participants to the WRAP. The participants in Phase 3A of the WRAP are: Arizona Public Service, Avangrid, Avista, Black Hills Energy, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Calpine, Chelan PUD, Clatskanie PUD, Douglas PUD, Eugene Water a…

Recording of 2021.11.17 WRAP Public Webinar

WRAP Area Map

Current participants in the Western Resource Adequacy Program. All will be part of binding operations beginning in Winter 2027/2028 unless otherwise noted.

• Arizona Public Service Company
• Avista Corp
• Bonneville Power Administration
• Calpine Energy Solutions*
• PUD No. 1 of Chelan County  
• Clatskanie People’s Utility District
• Constellation 
• Eugene Water & Electric Board*
• PUD #2 of Grant County  
• Idaho Power
• NorthWestern Energy
• NV Energy*
• PacifiCorp*
• Portland General Electric Company*
• Powerex Cor…

NWPP President Frank Afranji Announces Retirement

Update: Frank Afranji will be staying on board as NWPP President through approximately late March. 

PORTLAND, OR – Frank Afranji, President of the Northwest Power Pool Corporation (NWPP Corporation) announced today that he will be stepping down from that role and retiring in January 2022. Afranji has been the NWPP Corporation President since August 2018. The NWPP Corporation helps to coordinate grid operations for eight western U.S. states and two provinces in western Canada.…

WRAP Reaches Next Major Milestone

PORTLAND, OR – The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), administered by the Northwest Power Pool (NWPP), has completed the primary design phase of the program development and is gearing up to implement the first stage of its program in which program participants will commit to meeting a common resource adequacy planning standard.

“We have reached a major milestone in our effort to stand up a resource adequacy program in the West,” said Frank Afranji, president of …

Ask Geoff! Episodes 14 & 15

In the final two episodes of our Ask Geoff series, Geoff answers these questions:

• Who can use the operations program, and what is the purpose of it? (1m 00s)
• Is the RA program a market like EIM or EDAM? How will it interact with them? (0m 53s)

Geoffrey Moore previously served on the NWPP Resource Adequacy Steering Committee, representing Portland General Electric. If you have resource adequacy questions, email inquiries@nwpp.org.

Recording of 2021.08.12 LSE Info Forum

2021 RA Symposium - Executive Panel

Moderator: Commissioner Ann Rendahl, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Panelists: Stefan Bird, Pacific Power
Steve Wright, Chelan Public Utility District
Jason Thackston, Avista
Frank Lawson, Eugene Water and Electric Board
Robert Rowe, Northwestern Energy

2021 RA Symposium - End of Phase 2B

Moderator: Rebecca Sexton, Sapere Consulting

Panelists: Gregg Carrington, Northwest Power Pool
Mark Holman, Powerex
Robert Davis, Chelan Public Utility District
Sarah Edmonds, Portland General Electric

2021 RA Symposium - Report from the Region

Moderator: Therese Hampton, Public Generating Pool

Panelists: Ben Kujala, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Arne Olson, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.
Randy Hardy, Hardy Energy Consulting
Maury Galbraith, Western Interstate Energy Board
Branden Sudduth, Western Electricity Coordinating Council