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The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to assure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection. WECC has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Regional Entity for the Western Interconnection. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) delegated some of its authority to create, monitor, and enforce reliability standards to WECC through a Delegation Agreement.

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About WECC

The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is a non-profit corporation that exists to ensure a reliable Bulk Electric System in the geographic area known as the Western Interconnection. WECC has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Regional Entity for the Western Interconnection. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) delegated some of its authority to create, monitor, and enforce reliability standards to WECC through a Delegation Agreement.

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​​​Follow these steps to submit a U.S. Footprint Change Request

1. Go to the NERC ERO Portal.
2. Sign into your ERO Portal Account by selecting “My Account” and then “Sign In.”
3. Access the Centralized Organization Registration ERO System (CORES) for your entity by selecting the “My Entity” option and then “CORES” from the dropdown menu.
4. Click on “Comments and Attachments” and then enter and save a comment with a description of the changes to your footprint(s) associated with any of your entity’s reliability function(s), devices, and/or assets.
5. Send email to [email protected] notifying WECC you’ve entered a comment in CORES with a description of your Footprint Change Request.
6. Respond to any subsequent Registration Data Requests from WECC to provide additional information or documentation needed to process the request.