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Bring deep resource adequacy and energy market expertise? Take ownership of complex compliance analysis supporting Western grid reliability.

Western Power Pool is hiring a Senior Resource Adequacy Analyst to join our team!

Key Details:

• Pay: $112,600 – $128,000/year DOE

• Location: Remote in select states - must reside wit…

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 …

Many thanks to Avista for a fantastic 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 …

Please join in on the In Person, 2023 Engineers Forum!  We're hosting this exciting event at the Idaho Power offices on Wednesday, September the 27th and Thursday, September the 28th. We've got a great line of interesting speakers lined up to present on Wednesday and a super-cool tour scheduled for Thursday.

Adam R…

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…

Given the recent trend in decommissioning coal plants and increasing renewable integration, concerns have been raised about the adequacy of the Transmission system in the Northwest Region. In late 2018 the NWPP hired Don Johnson (on contract basis) to assist Gary Keenan to conduct an analysis of Transmission Adequacy …