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…
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…
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. …
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…
2024 Engineers Forum
The 2024 Engineers forum is just around the corner! The Engineers Forum is open to all organizations who have a TPC membership with the WPP. Please sign into your TPC account for all the details. If you've got any questions, or are interested in attending but maybe aren't sure of who your TPC representative is at …
New Members Successfully Integrated into Northwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group
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, co…
TPC "Newsletter" of Upcoming Activities
Lots of upcoming TPC activities!! Please See the Events Section for more details: WPP (westernpowerpool.org)
WPP Reveals Concept for Transmission Planning Group, Seeks Feedback
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today released a paper outlining a proposed concept for a West-wide effort to develop an actionable transmission plan to support the needs of the future energy grid. The effort is referred to as the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WTEC).
The Western Power Pool (WPP)…
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…
WestTEC Selects Members of REC, Filling Final Piece of Organizational Structure
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, scop…
Join us for two regional transmission planning virtual events in January
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 regi…
Posted Comments for the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition Concept Paper
The Western Power Pool posted a paper on October 2, 2023, outlining a proposed concept for a West-wide effort to develop an actionable transmission plan to support the needs of the future energy grid. The effort is referred to as the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WTEC). Comments were due October 31 and sev…