PIOs submit comments on EIM Governance
Final PIO Comments on CAISO EIM Governance Issue Paper & Straw Proposal by Western Resource Advocates, Western Grid Group, Natural Resources Defense Council, Renewable Northwest, and NW Energy Coalition
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WGG Submits Comments : Challenges PURPA Proposal in Arizona
In its comments, WGG requested that the filings be rejected due to the fact there has been no opportunity for public comment on this issue and no demonstration of the need for changes proposed. Review the comments as submitted here.
WGG and other WCEA groups send letter to Commissioners, Chairs, and Leadership of FERC, WECC, and NERC
On August 6, 2018, Western Grid Group, Sierra Club, DL Energy, Gridworks, Western Resource Advocates, NW Energy Coalition, Vote Solar and Natural Resources Defense Council sent a letter to Commissioners, Chairs, and Leadership of FERC, WECC, and NERC regarding the future of a Western Interconnection with multiple reliability coordinators. The groups expressed their concerns and recommendations regarding the likely potential of a future for the Western Interconnection that will involve the management and coordination of multiple Reliability Coordinators.
WRA, WGG and NRDC submit comments on CAISO day-ahead market paper
March 22, 2018. Western Resource Advocates, Western Grid Group and Natural Resources Defense Council submitted comments on CAISO’s February 22, 2018 paper on DAY-AHEAD MARKET ENHANCEMENTS
AND EXPANSION TO THE EIM.
GoodGrid Podcast “Grid Geeks” features Amanda Ormond on the Navajo Generating Station
Allison Clements of GoodGrid (a clean energy and advanced grid strategy and policy consulting firm) hosts a regular podcast (“Grid Geeks”)that explores technical, political and market issues around the western power system.
On the July 20, 2017 episode, Amanda Ormond, Managing Director of Western Grid Group, joined to discuss the technical and some of the people issues related to coal plant retirements. It focused specifically on the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona, which provides a case study with several similarities and unique attributes as compared to retiring coal plants across the West.
For all Good Grid blog and podcast posts:
http://www.goodgrid.net/blog/
Grid Geek – episode 5:
https://soundcloud.com/user-179076100/ep5-a-coal-retirement-case-study-the-navajo-generating-station
WGG, NRDC and NWEC file comments on CAISO straw proposal
Western Grid Group (WGG) filed comments on March 16, 2016 in response to California ISO’s straw proposal for Regional Resource Adequacy (RA).
WGG submits comments on Transmission Access Charge Options Initiative
On November 20, 2015, the Western Grid Group submitted comments on the the issue paper for the Transmission Access Charge Options Initiative proposed by the California ISO.
WGG files comments on WA UTC storage docket
WGG filed comments to Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission’s docket UE-151069 – Modeling Energy Storage in Integrated Resource Planning. Comments were filed September 25, 2015. Embedded and PDF.
EIM and Arizona: Op-ed in the Arizona Republic
26 million ways Arizonans benefit from energy market.
This op-ed appeared in Arizona Republic on August 17, 2015. Submitted by Carl Zichella and Leisa Brug, the op-ed was a group effort by NRDC, Energy Innovation, Sonoran Institute and WGG supporting AZ’s participation in an EIM and regional markets. It calls for TEP, SRP and Western Energy move forward on their own study of the benefits of joining an Energy Imbalance Market.
WGG, WIRAB, NRDC on PEAK’s proposed data sharing policy
WIRAB staff, the Western Grid Group, and representatives of NRDC, submitted joint comments on Peak’s proposed data sharing policy currently out for stakeholder review. Comments were submitted July 24, 2015. View comments here.