New WPP RSG Rules Provide Significant Benefits to Members, Region
PORTLAND, Ore. – New rules for the Western Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group (RSG) took effect September 1, providing substantial benefits to WPP RSG members and to the West.
The changes follow the retirement in July of NERC standard BAL-002-WECC-3. WPP RSG staff, led by Senior Manager of Non-Tariff Programs Kevin Conwa…
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…
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
First Full Set of Non-Binding Data Highlights Importance of WRAP
PORTLAND, Ore. – Current participants in the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) project a changing resource mix within the next five years, according to the proposed resource portfolios analyzed for the first non-binding phase of the WRAP. The modeling and its resulting set of metrics, including increasing requi…
Western Power Pool Marks Major Milestone, Files WRAP Tariff with FERC
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today took a major step toward implementing the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) by filing the WRAP tariff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
The WRAP is the first region-wide reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West. The…
WPP Board Approves WRAP Tariff, Clears Path for FERC Filing
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool Board of Directors yesterday voted unanimously to approve the tariff that will implement the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP). Board approval was the final procedural step required before the tariff can be filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), anticip…