Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer
Are you a skilled engineer who is experienced in running LOLE and ELCC studies on SERVM?
Put your expertise to work supporting grid reliability across the West.
Western Power Pool is hiring a Resource Adequacy Planning Engineer to join our remote team in the Western Interconnect!
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Pay: $118,575 to $134,745/ye…
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…
WRAP Takes Significant Steps Forward in September
Board Approves a Number of Policy Changes; Three New Participants Join
Portland, Ore. – September was a milestone month for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), with new participants joining the program and a series of improvements adopted by the Western Power Pool Board of Directors.
Public Service Company of …
West Needs Significant Transmission Upgrades by 2035, WestTEC Study Shows
10-Year Horizon Report Identifies More than 12,600 Miles of Projects to Respond to Changing Needs of Western Grid
PORTLAND, Ore. – The West needs more than 12,600 miles of high-voltage transmission additions or upgrades to meet the region’s forecasted energy needs by 2035, according to the results of the Western Transm…
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 …
Joint Statement: Commitment to the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP)
With these commitments, we have secured a critical mass of participants to move forward with our first binding season in Winter 2027/28. This is a significant moment for the Western Resource Adequacy Program and a result of six years of hard work and collaboration among many stakeholders throughout the West.
The partic…
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…
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…
WPP Announces FERC Approval of WRAP Tariff
Order cites reliability, resource adequacy, regional coordination among program’s benefits
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the tariff for the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), clearing the way for full implementation …
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…
Western Power Pool Marks Major Milestone, Files WRAP Tariff with FERC
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Western Power Pool today took a major step toward implementing the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) by filing the WRAP tariff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
The WRAP is the first region-wide reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West. The…
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…