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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 …

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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Western Power Pool Welcomes PNM to WRAP

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today announced that Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has joined the Western Resource Adequacy Program, or WRAP. 

PNM’s participation expands the program’s overall footprint and region-wide collaboration and bolsters the desert southwest membership. 

“One of the …

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WPP Announces FERC Approval of WRAP Tariff

Order cites reliability, resource adequacy, regional coordination among program’s benefits 

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the tariff for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), clearing the way for full implementation …

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WPP Welcomes First Participants for Next Phase of WRAP

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today welcomed its first 11 official participants in the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP).

The following utilities have formally committed to moving forward with the WRAP:

  • Avista Utilities
  • Calpine Energy Solutions
  • Chelan Public Utility District
  • Clatskanie …
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What is the WRAP?

Learn more about the Western Resource Adequacy Program, the first regional reliability planning and compliance program across the West.