State-Provincial Steering Committee website

...see details for upcoming meeting in Portland, OR - April 20-23, 2010

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Releases Analysis of Potential Renewable Energy Supply and Transmission Needed to Provide Hypothetical 33% of West's Electricity Needs (2/23/10)

WEBINAR Series:

Western Wind and Solar Integration Study

The Western Interstate Energy Board presents a series of high-level briefings on the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study for state and provincial regulatory commissions, energy agencies, policy makers, utility staff and executives, and other interested parties. The briefings will focus on key findings and policy implications on the integration of high levels of variable generation in the Western Interconnection.

March 23, 2010 (1 p.m. PST / 2 p.m. MST)

Intra-hour Analysis and Reliability

March 4, 2010 (1 p.m. PST / 2 p.m. MST)

Operational Analysis [presentation]

February 18, 2010

Statistical Analysis [presentation]

February 4, 2010

Overview [presentation]

Holland and Hart White Paper on Transmission Line Siting Practices in the West [pdf] 3.82MB

Outlined in this white paper are the current regulatory systems of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming and recommendations that those states incorporate their respective best practices into a regional transmission siting regime. 
James Holtkamp and Mark Davidson

Past WEBINARS

June 18, 2009
PG&E's Renewable Integration Calculator
[powerpoint]	[methodology]	[framework]
Resource planners at PG&E developed an excel spreadsheet model called the "Renewable Integration Calculator. The model derives integration requirements across three operational time frames: regulation, load following, and day-ahead commitment.
June 30, 2009
NERC's Integration of Variable Generation Task Force (IVGTF) Report on Accommodating High Levels of Variable Generation [powerpoint]
This webinar will review the report that identifies and explains technological issues, and provides a number of recommendations for planners, operators and policy makers.

Federal Transmission LegislationComparison of Senator Bingaman's draft transmission legislation and Waxman-Markey transmission legislation (07-20-09)

Comparison chart of all major federal transmission legislation in house and senate (05-27-09)

Western Interconnection Resource
Planning Forum

February 24-25, 2009 meeting

Load Serving Entities / Public Utility Commission Resource Planners

downloads: agenda

session 1 | session 2 | session 3

next steps memo

Agencies Publish Final Environmental Impact Statement on Energy Corridor Designation in the West

From LBNL: Advanced Coal Wind Hybrid Project Study

Announcement

Report

A new LBNL report: Energy Efficiency as a preferred resource in the West.

Draws upon earlier work for WIEB/CREPC regarding the treatment of EE in IRP plans and includes an update of the assessment of the treatment of EE in 16 IRP plans of Western utilities plus an attempt to link the proposed EE activities/efforts of utilities to various policy drivers.