Principal Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer
Are you a highly experienced engineer who is an expert in running LOLE and ELCC studies on SERVM? Are you skilled in relationship management and presenting to diverse audiences?
Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West.
Western Power Pool is hiring a Principal Resource Adequacy Planning En…
Transmission Map – What's New
Since our initial release on July 2, 2026, we've been busy adding new features. Here are the highlights.
Highlights
New home: the map now lives at www.wpptx.org.
Global coverage: many layers now span the entire globe. Use the layer pane's "USA / Global" dropdown to see which layers are global and which cover only the USA…
Western governors endorse WestTEC, create permitting task force
Bipartisan group from 11 states takes steps to lead in transmission development
A group of 11 bipartisan governors, led by Western Governors’ Association Chair Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, signed a letter endorsing the results of the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC) transmission needs study.
At the WGA an…
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 …
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 …
Engineers Forum, In Person in Boise, Idaho
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…
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…