See the progress we've made so far on the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition effort and get an in-depth look at the project's 10-step process in this new video series.

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WECC's annual Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy looks at the challenge of resource adequacy in the Western Interconnection over the next 10 years. Check out the full report at

WestTEC brings together regional partners from across the West representing a broad swath of industry sectors, States and Tribes. We’re excited to share this video to tell you more about it.

The momentum continues for the Western Resource Adequacy Program.

The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, or WestTEC, reached a significant milestone last week when the WestTEC Steering Committee unanimously approved the project’s Study Plan.

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The WRAP's Resource Adequacy Participant Committee approved a new transition plan that outlines a gradual path to fully implement the WRAP.

Our President and CEO Sarah Edmonds recently spoke on the theme of collaboration across the region, highlighting three programs that reflect our commitment: the Reserve Sharing Program, WRAP and WestTEC.

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After a yearlong complex implementation effort, 10 new members successfully joined operations of the Northwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group earlier this month. “We recognize and appreciate the tremendous effort from everyone involved.”.

The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, or WestTEC, has completed a major milestone in its organizational structure by selecting the members of its Regional Engagement Committee, or REC.

With record-low temps driving higher loads in the PNW from Jan. 12-16, we did a deep dive to see how the region maintained reliability. The reliance on imports from the Desert Southwest and Rocky Mountain states shows the value of a diverse RA program:

Our regional transmission planning virtual events are in the books. We look forward to providing more updates as WestTEC progresses. If you missed them, in addition to the recap below, you can find recordings of the events and the presentation slides at

More than 400 people attended our webinar to learn more about the various transmission planning initiatives and studies underway in the West. Don’t miss the next one on January 29. Register (and watch the recording of the previous event) at

Who is doing what when it comes to transmission planning? Find out at a virtual event Jan. 25 with @GridworksOrg, @GridLabEnergy and more. Plus join us Jan. 29 to learn about the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition.

Make a New Year’s resolution to join us for two regional transmission planning virtual events: Jan. 25 with @GridworksOrg, @GridLabEnergy and more & Jan. 29 to learn about the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition. Register at

@EnergyNewsData One of the important next steps, according to Sarah and fellow panelist/WRAP participant Mark Holman of Powerex, is to get commitment from WRAP participants to move to the fully binding phase as soon as possible.

@EnergyNewsData Day 2 wrapped with a panel of energy leaders, including our own Sarah Edmonds. The consensus….✔️ There’s a serious problem to fix. ✔️ We’ve made some progress and had some big wins. ✔️ There’s still a lot of work to do.

Day 2 of @EnergyNewsData Western RA Webinar – started with several presentations showing forecasts of significant load growth, then talk of the need to build resources to meet that demand. Followed by a panel highlighting the need to add transmission to deliver those resources.