All Announcements
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WECC is proposing changes to the WECC Antitrust Policy applicable to WECC and WECC Members. WECC worked with NERC and the other Regional Entities on these revisions to ensure that our policies and guidelines are up to date and that our meetings and collaborations continue to adhere to antitrust best practices. WECC is now posting the proposed revisions for WECC Member comment. All WECC Member comments must be submitted by the Member's designated Member Representative and must be submitted by Monday, February 2. Please contact Chris Albrecht, WECC Assistant General Counsel, at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Explore key findings from the January 2025 fire that destroyed Phase 1 of the Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage System facility in a report issued this week. WECC collaborated with FERC, NERC, and CAISO to compile the report, which provides insight into the fire and outlines ways to mitigate the risk of fire at battery energy storage systems.
Read the report.
The Nominating Committee will soon consider candidates for election to the WECC Board of Directors.
WECC’s 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment Western Overview provides an evaluation of reliability during the upcoming winter season. Highlights include:
- Most of the West is at normal risk with reserves ready for expected peak load conditions
- Two subregions, Northwest and Basin, are expected to be at an elevated risk for shortages during extreme cold
- Natural gas production and supply will be crucial during the highest risk periods
- Cold weather standards have been improved to address recommendations from Winter Storms Elliott and Uri
Read the overview.
NERC’s 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment is also available.
The Oversight Trends Update for Q4 2025 is now available. This report dives into crucial Reliability and Security Oversight trends to provide interconnection-wide context for registered entity compliance programs. If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected].
On October 30, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted the 2026 Business Plans and Budgets for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), WECC, and the other five Regional Entities.
This order enables WECC to continue to meet its delegated responsibilities under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act and advance its mission to effectively and efficiently mitigate the risks to the reliability and security of the Western Interconnection’s bulk power system.
Read Docket RR25-5-000.
WECC’s Board of Directors has engaged Lyceum Leadership Consulting, a nationally recognized executive search firm, to lead the WECC CEO search.
Interested candidates should visit the Lyceum Opportunity Page. Qualified applicants should express their interest to Lyceum Leadership Consulting by submitting a resume and cover letter by Friday, December 5, 2025, to [email protected] and refer to “WECC CEO Search” in the subject line.
We are excited to announce our new software partnership for the WREGIS greenfield software development project. Please see the announcement here.
We are excited to announce our new software partnership for the WREGIS greenfield software development project. Please see the announcement here.
On September 17, 2025, the WECC Board of Directors (Board) approved amendments to the WECC Bylaws.
These amendments were developed by the Governance Committee Section 4.9 Work Group, which included representatives of the Member Advisory Committee (MAC) and Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (WIRAB). All WECC Members were also given opportunities to participate during the public meetings and to comment on the proposed amendments.
Section 12.1.1 of the WECC Bylaws also requires that WECC Members vote to approve amendments to the following Sections: Sections 1.1 and 1.2; Section 4.2; Sections 6.2 through 6.8, inclusive; Section 7.2; Section 8; Section 10; Sections 12.1 through 12.4.
A summary of the changes made to these sections can be found here. A redline of all changes and a clean version can be found here.
Section 12.4 of the WECC Bylaws requires that proposed amendments be noticed to Members at least 30 days before the beginning of balloting. WECC Members will then be asked to vote for the approval of the amendments to these sections, with ballots expected to open on November 3, 2025. Voting on these amendments will be done on all the amendments as a whole (as opposed to each section or amendment individually). Consistent with Section 12.4, voting will be done remotely by electronic ballot.
Melanie Frye's retirement announcement from Ric Campbell, WECC Board Chair.
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) announced a Request for Proposal (RFP) on August 1 seeking a qualified development partner to design and deliver a greenfield enterprise software platform for its Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) program.
In an effort to be responsive to stakeholder and customer inquiries about anticipated system functionality, WECC management is providing this overview of the features customers can expect at launch.The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) announced a Request for Proposal (RFP) on August 1 seeking a qualified development partner to design and deliver a greenfield enterprise software platform for its Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS) program.
In an effort to be responsive to stakeholder and customer inquiries about anticipated system functionality, WECC management is providing this overview of the features customers can expect at launch.The Oversight Trends Update for Q3 2025 is now available. This report dives into crucial Reliability and Security Oversight trends to provide interconnection-wide context for registered entity compliance programs. If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected].
WECC is aware of a communication sent on August 24, 2025, from CleanCounts (formerly M-RETS) to some or all of WREGIS customers, users, and other stakeholders and the subsequent communications and other messages that CleanCounts has posted on its website and elsewhere.
CleanCounts notified us of their intent to end our contract with them in September of last year. Between September 2024 and April 2025, we spent considerable time, resources, and effort evaluating multiple paths forward for WREGIS, including whether CleanCounts might be a suitable home for the WREGIS program. We engaged outside consultants and held discussions with CleanCounts. Ultimately, based upon the totality of the information in front of us, WECC determined that pursuing a software development path was the path that would be in the best, long-term interest of the WREGIS program, its customers, users, and the state and provincial programs it serves.
WECC is a non-profit funded through assessments to load-serving entities in the Western Interconnection. WECC has no financial interest in WREGIS beyond ensuring that it has sufficient revenue and reserves to operate, and no financial incentive to develop a competitor to the other renewable energy registries currently operating in North America. Our sole interest has been, and will continue to be, listening to WREGIS’s users, program sponsors, and other stakeholders as we determine the best possible path forward for WREGIS.
We are aware that CleanCounts conducted a presentation via Zoom on August 25, 2025, in which it pitched the idea of CleanCounts taking over the WREGIS program. We will address this through the committees and other communications channels that already exist within WREGIS and its community of stakeholders, including the WREGIS Committee and the WREGIS SAC, as well as other appropriate forums.WECC has developed a self-assessment to help entities strengthen their Internal Compliance Programs (ICP). An effective ICP helps entities prevent and detect noncompliance and promote a culture of commitment to reliability and security. WECC compiled the self-assessment based on observations of strong practices across the Western Interconnection.
On August 5, election ballots for Member Advisory Committee (MAC) Member Class Representatives were sent. The deadline to vote is Friday, September 5, at 3:15 p.m. Mountian. For inquiries, contact Brittany Huggins.
Click on the candidate names to see more information:
Class 1
Class 2
- There were no vacancies in Class 2 and no election needed
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
- No nominations were received, and this seat will remain vacant until a future date. More information will be released in the coming months.
The Nominating Committee (NC) completed an extensive search and made a unanimous recommendation for the nomination of Deneen DeFiore to the vacant Board of Directors seat, for her extensive experience and knowledge in current cyber-security risks, capabilities, strategies, and policies. Ballots were sent August 5 and the deadline to cast your vote is Friday, September 5, at 3:15 p.m. Mountain. For more information on Ms. DeFiore see the Nominating Committee recommendation and her bio. For inquires, contact Brittany Huggins.
WECC is seeking proposals from vendors qualified to provide full-service design and development of a cloud-based software platform to support the WREGIS program. Information about the project, including scope of work, deliverables, vendor qualifications, and timelines are provided in the RFP document.
Key Dates:
August 13, 2025—Expression of interest due
August 29, 2025—RFP responses due 5:00 p.m. MT
October 1, 2025—Award announcedWECC is seeking proposals from vendors qualified to provide full-service design and development of a cloud-based software platform to support the WREGIS program. Information about the project, including scope of work, deliverables, vendor qualifications, and timelines are provided in the RFP document.
Key Dates:
August 13, 2025—Expression of interest due
August 29, 2025—RFP responses due 5:00 p.m. MT
October 1, 2025—Award announced
WECC held a Town Hall meeting on July 28, 2025, to discuss proposed changes to WREGIS.
WECC is accepting nominations for the 2024 Armando J. Perez Outstanding Contributor Award. This award recognizes a person or group who demonstrated commitment and support in delivering WECC’s reliability and security goals in the preceding year. Nominations will be accepted through August 14. Click here to download the nomination form and read a letter from Melanie Frye, President and CEO. Please contact Brittany Huggins if you have questions.
As previously announced, WECC and CleanCounts (f/k/a M-RETS) have an agreement under which CleanCounts provides software services to support WREGIS, the web-based tracking system for renewable energy certificates (REC), predominantly in the West. As we informed stakeholders on May 1, this agreement ends on December 31, 2027, and CleanCounts has opted not to extend the agreement beyond this date.
At the direction of the WECC Board of Directors, WECC will issue an RFP to third-party software developers for the development of custom software to meet the needs of WREGIS and its customers and stakeholders; and WECC will explore separation of WREGIS from WECC, establishing WREGIS as an independent company focused solely upon meeting the needs of its customers, stakeholders, and programs in the West.
WECC will host a virtual Town Hall on July 28 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Mountain. Please join us as we provide a status update and present the recommended corporate structure and governance for the stand-alone WREGIS. A comment period on the corporate structure and governance recommendation will be held from August 1 to 29. This town hall is also intended to provide a forum to answer stakeholder questions and receive feedback.
While this town hall is open to the public, to help us effectively use the time available, we encourage you to send questions in advance to [email protected]. Additionally, a Frequently Asked Questions document has been posted on wecc.org and will be updated to reflect new questions posed during the town hall.
WREGIS will be holding the WREGIS Committee (WC) and WREGIS Stakeholder Advisory Committee (WREGIS SAC) elections on September 10–11, 2025.
The seats for this election are:For the WC—
- Industry, Load-Serving Entity
- Industry, Generator
For WREGIS SAC—
- Chair
Please see the WC and WREGIS SAC webpages for more information.