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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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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 …

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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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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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Western Power Pool Approves Nominees for New Independent Board of Directors

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool (WPP) Board of Directors on Wednesday approved the slate of nominees who would serve on the group’s new Independent Board of Directors.

WPP Board Chairperson Bill Drummond is the current board member selected to serve with four new members. Two other current board members – T…