Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)

WECC Summit Explores Rapid Change in the West
Speakers at this year’s Western Reliability Summit discussed the growth of solar, the challenges of cybersecurity and the dangers of climate change.
WECC Board Continues Focus on RC Transition
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council continued to deal with issues related to this year’s reliability coordinator transition at its board of directors meeting.
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NERC Board of Trustees Briefs: Feb. 7, 2019
The NERC Board of Trustees authorized management to terminate the agreement between the organization and the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council.
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PJM Ponders New Capacity Rules — Again — in 2019
In many ways, PJM's 2018 was much like years before, with capacity and energy market rules under constant redesign. Some stakeholders have grown weary of the churn.
CAISO
RC Transition, California Wildfires Will Occupy 2019
CAISO will tackle its new role as reliability coordinator in 2019, and California lawmakers will struggle with preventing wildfires sparked by power lines.
SPP Stakeholders: Stick with Dec. 2019 Date for Western RC
SPP's Western Reliability Executive Committee pushed back against suggestions that the RTO coordinate its go-live date with that of CAISO.
WECC/Chad Coleman
RC Transition Fraught with Pitfalls, WECC Hears
The reliability coordinator transition in the West topped the discussion at a meeting of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council board.
CAISO RC Effort Gets FERC Go-ahead
FERC approved a set of Tariff revisions covering California Independent System Operator's new reliability coordinator services.
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NERC MRC/Board Briefs: Nov. 6-7, 2018
NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee held their quarterly meetings at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Here are some of the highlights.
WECC
Western RC Transition ‘Hot Topic’ at WECC Meeting
WECC focused on the issues and challenges surrounding the balkanization of reliability coordination in the Western Interconnection at its annual meeting.

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