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Resource Adequacy Analyst

Skilled in resource adequacy, compliance analysis, and working with utility data? Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West.

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

 

Key Details:

  • Pay: $98,000 – $111,250/year DOE

  • Location: Remote in select states - must reside…

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PNUCC forecast highlights need to address Resource Adequacy

WRAP cited as an example of working together to meet resource needs

Resource Adequacy is a key theme in the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC) 2022 Northwest Regional Forecast, which was released April 27.

With the transition to clean energy and growing customer demand for electricity, util…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…