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High-Level
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Energy Minerals
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Western Gas
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Executive Director

Doug Larson
1600 Broadway
Suite 1700
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: 303.573.8910
Fax: 303.534.7309
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WIEB Highlights Archive ...
 

WIEB BOARD - WIRAB Meeting
May 2-4, 2012
Portland, Oregon

     
       
WIEBagenda WIRABagenda

 

 

CREPC - SPSC Meeting
April 3-4, 2012
San Diego, California

       
agenda
 

CREPC - SPSC Meeting
October 26-27, 2011
Monterey, California

agenda audio day 1 audio day 2 - (a.m. only)
Summary
Adopted statement on an EIM [pdf] ACTION ITEM
Adopted letter to Joint Initiatives requesting participation
data
 [pdf] ACTION ITEM

 

 

CREPC-SPSC Pre-Meeting Webinars:

MORE Power tool on optimizing the location of wind and solar generation
October 10, 2011
audio hurlbut kaiserski allis
Pricing in a Western Energy Imbalance Market: "bid" v. "market clearing price"
October 18, 2011
audio pricing options powerpt  
Potential new transmission technologies
October 19, 2011
audio powerpt    
Industry Response to WECC's 10-year plan recommendations on Montana to Northwest (Path 8) and Pacific Intertie (Paths 65/66)
October 20, 2011
audio powerpt    

 


EIM Crossroads Meeting
March 7-8, 2011

The proposed EIM is a sub-hourly, real-time energy market tool that dispatches balanced energy in an economical way while maintaining reliability.

The EIM Crossroads Meeting grew out of the WECC stakeholder process as it became apparent that a forum was needed to answer a number of questions about an EIM and discuss what it would mean for the West.

agenda attendees questions

 


Joint Draft Environmental Study Identifies Public Lands Best Suited for Solar Development in the West

BLM Draft Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) assesses the environmental, social, and economic impacts associated with solar energy development on BLM administered areas in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.  The 90-day public comment period will include 14 open meetings, beginning in Washington, D.C. on February 2, 2011. The Draft Solar Energy PEIS document is available online at the Solar Energy Development PEIS website

 

 


Resource Planners Forum
June 2010

meeting materials


Western Wind and Solar Integration Study
May 2010

 


WECC's Regional Transmission Expansion Planning (RTEP)
Topic A

RTEP webpage SPSG newsletter

 

 

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.
 
April 13, 2010
Summary and Recommendations [presentation]
 
April 1, 2010
Intra-hour Analysis and Reliability [presentation]
 
March 4, 2010
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
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 Legislation comparison 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


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



From LBNL: Advanced Coal Wind Hybrid Project Study


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.




 

Alberta Department of Energy

Arizona Dept of Commerce Energy Programs

British Columbia Ministry of Energy

California Energy Commission

Colorado Governor's Energy Office

Idaho Office of Energy Resources

Montana Department of Commerce

Nebraska Energy Office

Nevada State Office of Energy

New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Division

Oregon Department of Energy

Saskatchewan Energy & Resources

Utah Governor's Energy Advisor

Washington Energy Office

Wyoming Energy Office