March 10, 2025

Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)

DOE Congestion Study Prompts Industry Criticism
Industry commenters accused DOE of overlooking crucial energy trends & relying on unexamined assumptions in its transmission congestion study.
CGNP Fleshes out Diablo Canyon FERC Complaint
Californians for Green Nuclear Power has updated its request that FERC overturn the planned closing of Diablo Canyon in response to criticism from NERC.
NERC Blasts Calif. Nuclear Group’s Complaint
NERC urged FERC to reject a request by Californians for Green Nuclear Power to overturn the planned closing of Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Experts Urge West to Address RA Shortfall Immediately
Western utility regulators have no time to waste in addressing the region’s looming resource adequacy shortfalls, industry experts said.
WECC Findings Show Complexity of Heat Wave Event
WECC is developing an information website as it uncovers more findings about the August heat wave that prompted rolling blackouts.
Avista Wildfire Resiliency Plan Takes on Growing Risk
Heather Rosentrater shared Avista's plan for wildfire risk mitigation at NARUC's Annual Meeting and Education Conference.
Work Gets Underway for WECC Path Task Force
WECC’s new Path Task Force kicked off an effort to examine the role of transmission path rating procedures in the Western Interconnection.
WECC Members Seek More Time, Input on SETF Plan
Stakeholders voiced concern that WECC will move too fast and cut too deep with a plan to sweepingly reform its committee structure.
Plan Would Consolidate, Cull WECC Stakeholder Groups
WECC’s Stakeholder Engagement Task Force has proposed making sweeping changes to the regional entity’s stakeholder group structure.
WECC Examining August Heat Wave with West-wide Lens
WECC will take an interconnection-wide approach as it analyzes the events from an August heat wave that prompted CAISO to initiate rolling blackouts.

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