Agenda
of the 
Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body 
(WIRAB)

Doubletree Lloyd Executive Center

Portland, Oregon

 April 21, 2010

Schedule of Meetings
 

Tuesday 
April 20, 2010

Wednesday 
April 21, 2010

Thursday 
April 22, 2010

Friday 
April 23, 2010

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
WIEB Board Meeting

6:30 p.m. WIEB Board dinner
        -
Jake's Grill -

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 
WIRAB Meeting

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
CREPC Meeting

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon 
Joint meeting of CREPC and
State/Provincial Steering Committee

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 
State/Provincial Steering Committee

 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
State/Provincial Steering Committee 

 

 

Multnomah Ballroom
Wednesday, April 21
8:00 - 11:30 a.m.

 

8:00 a.m.

Call to order and review agenda
      John Savage, Chair

8:15 a.m.

What are the burning grid reliability issues? What keeps you up at night?
      Joe McClelland, FERC Office of Electric Reliability / Jon Wellinghoff, FERC Chairman
      Gerry Cauley, NERC CEO (by phone)
      Mike Assante, NERC Director of Cyber Security (by phone)
      David Areghini, SRP/WECC Board Chair

Discussion topics
     ·     What are the next steps on results-based standards?
           How do we know when we are doing well?
     ·     Cyber security "Be afraid? Be very, very afraid?" What is the issue?  What is the real threat?
          What are the implications for smart grid?  What should WIRAB and PUCs be doing?
          What are the costs of complying with cyber security standards?
          What are the implications of pending cyber security legislation?
Background
     Gerry Cauley's vision statement for NERC

9:45 a.m.

Break
10:00 a.m. Frequency response reserves...do we have a problem?
WECC Frequency Response Task Force
WECC Reliability Based Control Field Trial
      Don Watkins (BPA),  WECC Operating Committee Chair [pdf]

10:30 a.m.

NERC reliability assessments:  rapid demand growth after recession;
Impact of four EPA regulations on fossil fuel plant retirements; climate change initiatives
  Mark Lauby, NERC Director, Reliability Assessments & Performance Analysis [pdf] ; [pdf]
Background
     Briefing for Members Representatives Committee - February 12, 2010
     Rapid demand growth after recession
     Four EPA regulations
11:30 a.m. Adjourn