Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer
Are you a skilled engineer who is experienced in running LOLE and ELCC studies on SERVM?
Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West.
Western Power Pool is hiring a Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer to join our remote team in the Western Interconnect!
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Pay: $118,575 to $134,745/ye…
Principal Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer
Are you a highly experienced engineer who is an expert in running LOLE and ELCC studies on SERVM? Are you skilled in relationship management and presenting to diverse audiences?
Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West.
Western Power Pool is hiring a Principal Resource Adequacy Planning En…
WRAP Takes Significant Steps Forward in September
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.
Public Service Company of …
Energy GPS Issues Special Report on WRAP
Energy industry analysts Energy GPS turned their attention to the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) in January for Special Report, a 10-page primer on the RA program led by Western Power Pool.
Energy GPS Principal Tim Belden said the report was moved from behind the subscription-only paywall because it is such …
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 …
WPP Notice to WRAP Resource Adequacy Participants Committee
On Friday, October 31, WPP Chief Strategy Officer Rebecca Sexton sent this notice to members of the WRAP Resource Adequacy Participants Committee, regarding participants committed to WRAP binding operations in Winter 2027/2028:
Today is the deadline set in the tariff for Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) partici…
WPP Board Responds to Portland General Electric Letter
On October 17, the WPP Board of Directors sent a letter to Portland General Electric about the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). The letter was a response to one the Board received from Portland General Electric on October 13. Both letters are included here.
WPP Board Responds to PacifiCorp Letter
On October 8, the WPP Board of Directors sent a letter to PacifiCorp about the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). The letter was a response to one the Board received from PacifiCorp on September 30. Both letters are included here.
Joint Statement: Commitment to the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP)
With these commitments, we have secured a critical mass of participants to move forward with our first binding season in Winter 2027/28. This is a significant moment for the Western Resource Adequacy Program and a result of six years of hard work and collaboration among many stakeholders throughout the West.
The partic…
WRAP Momentum Continues with Board Approval of Tariff Changes, Business Practice Manuals
PORTLAND, Ore. – The momentum continues for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP).
Weeks after the WRAP Resource Adequacy Participant Committee (RAPC) approved a revised transition plan, the Western Power Pool Board of Directors on Thursday took a series of actions to move the program further along. The Boar…
WRAP Committee Approves New Transition Plan, Looks to Summer 2027 Binding Program
PORTLAND – A vote today by the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s Resource Adequacy Participant Committee (RAPC) paves the way for WRAP participants to enter a binding program in 2027.
RAPC members approved a new transition plan that outlines a gradual path to fully implement the WRAP. The plan pushes back the dea…
Western Power Pool Statement in Response to WRAP Participant Letter to Stakeholders
Participants in the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) published a letter today in which they stated they will not elect to move to a binding program in Summer 2026. Instead, participants will propose a revised WRAP transition plan with the goal of beginning a binding program in 2027.
We have worked closely w…