Transmission Planning Intern

About the job

Are you passionate about Power Systems Engineering? Are you currently enrolled in an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering program? Have you ever wondered what it is like to support transmission planning for a large portion of the Western Interconnect?
 

Well, you’re in the right place! Western Power Pool is hiring a Transmission Planning Intern to join our team in Portland, OR!
 

Key Details:

• Pay: $20.70 to $22.50 per hour

• Location: Remote - must reside in one of the followin…

WestTEC: A New Approach to Transmission Planning in the West

The Western U.S. is facing challenges to its energy infrastructure, including an aging transmission system and the need for reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions. In response, the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC) is leading an industry effort to develop a 10- and 20-year transmission plan for the region by engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration. WestTEC is committed to transparency and aims to address the region’s future transmission needs through t…

WRAP Momentum Continues with Board Approval of Tariff Changes, Busine…

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 Board voted to approve:

• Seven WRAP business practice manuals, completing the full set of documents that detail how the program will operate;
• A set of corrections to the W…

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. It takes a new, unique approach that spans across the region and includes a broad swath of industry sectors, states and tribes.

“The Study Plan approval was th…

WRAP Committee Approves New Transition Plan, Looks to Summer 2027 Bin…

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 deadline to elect to go binding in 2027 and temporarily reduces charges when participants are short on capacity.

“The plan helps in three critical ways,” sa…

2024 Engineers Forum

New Members Successfully Integrated into Northwest Power Pool Reserve…

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, coming from Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Nevada, California’s Imperial Valley and Texas. They reached an agreement in June 2023 to join the NWPP Reserve Shar…

Western Power Pool Statement in Response to WRAP Participant Letter t…

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 with participants as they considered this decision. WPP will continue working with them as they develop their revised transition proposal.

Our goal has always been to have a crit…

WestTEC Selects Members of REC, Filling Final Piece of Organizationa…

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, scopes of work for technical studies and other deliverables, and for providing feedback and recommendations to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is WestTEC&rsq…

Join us for two regional transmission planning virtual events in Janu…

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 register. We hope you will attend.

Transmission Planning: Who is Doing What? Thursday, January 25, 2024: 9-11am Pacific

Several transmission planning efforts are underway to fore…