Episode 13 - NERC Lessons Learned
PANDEMIC RESPONSE PT. 3: A NEW NORMAL
Below is the full transcript for this episode. If you'd like to review or follow along with the original .pdf version of this NERC Lesson Learned, visit:
https://www.nerc.com/pa/rrm/ea/Lessons%20Learned%20Document%20Library/LL20211001_Pandemic_Response.pdf
Chris Sakr: We…
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 …
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…
NWPP selects Gregg Carrington as Chief Operating Officer
[PORTLAND, Ore.] – The Northwest Power Pool Corporation (NWPP), the nonprofit that helps coordinate electric grid operations for the Northwestern United States and Western Canada, announced today the selection of Gregg Carrington as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Gregg will support regional program dev…
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…
Power Insights: Episode 1 - DER Data Collection For Modeling And Transmission Studies.
The following is a transcript of our Power Insights podcast, Episode 1 DER Data Collection For Modeling And Transmission Studies.
Dave Angell: I'm Dave Angell and I'm with the Northwest Powerpool and this is a podcast on the NERC DER data collection for modeling and transmission studies. And this is based on a gui…
Power Insights podcast: Episode 2 - San Fernando Event.
The following is a transcript of our Power Insights podcast, Episode 2 San Fernando Event.
Dave Angell: Well, good day to you. This is Dave Angell from the Northwest Power Pool and today, I'll be talking with some folks representing NERC and we're going to talk about the San Fernando Disturbance. I just want to let…
Open Position - Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Portland, OR
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Northwest Power Pool corporation (NWPP Corporation) reports to the corporation president. The COO manages several of the technical and operational senior leads and their related staff members involved in coordinating a number of the primary Northwest Power Pool committee activi…
How Northwest Utilities Harness Diversity for Efficient Compliance
How Northwest Utilities Harness Diversity for Efficient Compliance
by Sarah Dennison-Leonard
Introduction
The region known as the Northwest Power Pool spans an area encompassing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, portions of Montana, Wyoming, and northern California, and the Canadian provinces of Britis…