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The Western Power Pool (WPP), formerly Northwest Power Pool (''NWPP''), is a group of electric utilities in western Canada and the Western United States that shares resources. The organization formed in 1941 and rebranded to WPP in 2022.
In 2023,
The Western Power Pool (WPP), formerly Northwest Power Pool (''NWPP''), is a group of electric utilities in western Canada and the Western United States that shares resources. The organization formed in 1941 and rebranded to WPP in 2022.
In 2023, FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transpor ...
approved the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), a Western reliability planning and compliance program. As of 2023, the program has 22 participating utilities. The WRAP is governed by an independent board at WPP and operated by the Southwest Power Pool
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for the central United States. As a regional transmission organization, the nonprofit corporation is mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure rel ...
.
See also
* RTOs and ISOs *California Independent System Operator
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is a non-profit Independent System Operator (ISO) serving California. It oversees the operation of California's bulk electric power system, transmission lines, and electricity market generated ...
(CAISO)
* Southwest Power Pool
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for the central United States. As a regional transmission organization, the nonprofit corporation is mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure rel ...
(SPP)
* Western Electricity Coordinating Council
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) oversees Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability for the entire Western Interconnection system in North America. WECC is the regional entity responsible for managing for coordinating planning an ...
(WECC)
References
{{Reflist Electric power transmission system operators in the United States Electric grid interconnections in North America Organizations established in 1942