Reliability Risk Committee
The RRC identifies and addresses known and emerging risks to the reliability and security of the Western Interconnection.
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| Name Sort descending | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Albright, Margaret | Bonneville Power Administration—Transmission | Co-Chair |
| Allen, Rachel | Tacoma Power | Member |
| Anderson, Nathan | Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County | Member |
| Andrew, Sharmen | MATL Canada L.P. | Member |
| Anilkumar, Rahul | Quanta Technology, LLC | Member |
| Arredondo, Ruben | Regime LLC | Member |
| Baghsorkhi, Sina | Grid Numerics | Member |
| Baker, Daniel | Southwest Power Pool | Member |
| Ballantine, Carol | Platte River Power Authority | Member |
| Baran, Eric | Western Interstate Energy Board | Member |
| Belsher, Lane | Alberta Electric System Operator | Member |
| Benjamin, Brandt | Idaho Power Company | Member |
| Berres, Alex | Utilicast L.L.C. | Member |
| Berry, Charles | City of Lompoc | Member |
| Biddappa, Vanith | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Member |
| Blackman, Savina | Clearway Energy Operating, LLC (NRG) | Member |
| Bodell, Tim | FortisBC, Inc. | Member |
| Bonar, Marian | Gallatin Power Partners, LLC | Member |
| Bouillon, Brad | California Independent System Operator | Member |
| Bow, Adam | Arizona Public Service Company | Member |
| Brandt, Diane | Renewable Northwest | Member |
| Bray, Robert | Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives) | Member |
| Bray, Jennifer | Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives) | Member |
| Brier, Tanner | Bonneville Power Administration | Member |
| Brookhouse, Erik | PacifiCorp | Member |
| Buck, Darren | Platte River Power Authority | Member |
| Burns, Thomas | PacifiCorp Merchant Function | Member |
| Burriss, Toxie | Modesto Irrigation District | Member |
| Bustillos, Abel | El Paso Electric Company | Member |
| Canders, Zac | DataCapable Inc. | Member |
| Carkulis, James | Cat Creek Energy, LLC | Member |
| Carlson, Deanna | Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County | Member |
| Carper, Kris | Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives) | Member |
| Chaney, Holly | Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County | Member |
| Colkitt, Garrett | Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County | Member |
| Compton, Brenda | NV Energy | Member |
| Conway, Kevin | Western Power Pool | Member |
| Dagle, Jeff | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Member |
| Daneshpooy, Alireza | Quanta Technology, LLC | Member |
| Danson, Cory | Western Area Power Administration | Member |
| DeCarlo, Lisa | California Energy Commission | Member |
| Desjardins, Katy | DataCapable Inc. | Member |
| Desmarais, Dennis | Copia Power DevCo, LLC | Member |
| Downey, Kathee | PacifiCorp | Member |
| Edwards, Robert | Hetch Hetchy Water and Power | Member |
| Eliassen, Kirsten | Gallatin Power Partners, LLC | Member |
| Ellis, Sandra | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Member |
| Engelby, Benjamin | Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Arizona G&T Cooperatives) | Member |
| Eric, Hartruft | Idaho Power Company | Member |
| Flaherty, John | Eligius LLC | Member |
| Flores, Zea | Western Area Power Administration | Member |
| Franco, Antonio | Gridforce Energy Management, LLC | Member |
| Fuentes, Jordy | Arizona Power Authority | Member |
| Fuller, Jason | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Member |
| Gaikwad, Anish | Electric Power Research Institute | Member |
| Garcia, Matt | Imperial Irrigation District | Member |
| Gelsinger, Ken | FortisBC, Inc. | Member |
| Gonzales, Robert | Hetch Hetchy Water and Power | Member |
| Graham, Daniel | Basin Electric Power Cooperative | Member |
| Granath, Michael | Bonneville Power Administration | Member |
| Green, Allen | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | Member |
| Griggs, Ernie | Cascade Renewable Transmission, LLC | Member |
| Hackney, Mark | Open Access Technology International | Member |
| Hajny, Christina | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | Member |
| Hall, Angela | Pend Oreille County PUD #1 | Member |
| Hancock, Ryan | Grid Subject Matter Experts | Member |
| Hanhan, Nadine | Oregon Public Utility Commission | Member |
| Hannaford, Margaret | Hetch Hetchy Water and Power | Member |
| Hanson, Johanna | Washington Department of Commerce - State Energy Office | Member |
| Hardy, David | Tri-State Generation & Transmission–Power Management Division | Member |
| Hinkle, Jennine | City of Riverside | Member |
| Hofmann, Chris | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Member |
| Hohlt, Ross | DesertLink, LLC | Member |
| Holmes, Brian | Utilicast L.L.C. | Member |
| Homer, Ian | British Columbia Utilities Commission | Member |
| Houglum, Michael | Tri-State Generation and Transmission—Reliability | Member |
| Hughes, Nicole | Renewable Northwest | Member |
| Hundal, Raj | Powerex, Inc. | Member |
| Hwang, Beson | City of Pasadena | Member |
| Hydzik, Richard | Avista Corporation | Member |
| Ingersoll, CJ | Gridforce Energy Management, LLC | Member |
| Jacobson-Quinn, Linda | Farmington Electric Utility System | Member |
| Jang, Michael | Seattle City Light | Member |
| Johnson, Harley | Tacoma Power | Member |
| Johnson, Mike | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Member |
| Joiner, Justin | TransCanyon LLC | Member |
| Kasarjian, Vicken | MCE | Member |
| Kaufmann, Scott | NV Energy | Member |
| Kedis, Tim | Southern California Edison Company | Member |
| Kerrigan, Robert | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Member |
| Kim, Cathy | Copia Power DevCo, LLC | Member |
| King, Eli | Washington Department of Commerce - State Energy Office | Member |
| Kiresich, Mario | Southern California Edison Company | Member |
| Kishore, Pranav | Burns & McDonnell (1898 and Co.) | Member |
| Koppes, Daniel | PacifiCorp | Member |
| Kovacic, Luca | Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC | Member |
| Kura, Matthew | Arizona Public Service Company | Member |
| Labuga, Adam | Turlock Irrigation District | Member |
| Langer, Josh | I2R Grid Solutions, Inc | Member |
| Leason, Jarret | FortisBC, Inc. | Member |
| Leib, Larry | Cat Creek Energy, LLC | Member |
| Leon, Daniel | Power System Consultants, Inc. | Member |
| Liang, John | Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County | Member |
| Llacuna, Ashley | San Diego Gas and Electric | Member |
| Lopez, Jessica | Arizona Public Service Company | Member |
| MacLaren, Les | British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines | Member |
| Magruder, Mike | Avista Corporation | Member |
| Manalili, Nicole | British Columbia Utilities Commission | Member |
| Maran, Lenin | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Member |
| Markovich, Jessica | Eugene Water & Electric Board | Member |
| Martinez, Jesus | City of Riverside | Member |
| Martinez, Jose | Salt River Project | Member |
| Martinsen, John D. | Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County | Member |
| Masters, Alan | Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) | Member |
| Mawdsley, Jakob | MATL Canada L.P. | Member |
| McGregor, Denton | Black Hills Corporation | Member |
| McGuirk, Brian | Portland General Electric Company | Member |
| McKnelly, Jeremiah | City of Redding | Member |
| Meyers, Andrew | Bonneville Power Administration | Member |
| Mitchell, Sylvia | NextEra Energy Resources, LLC | Member |
| Mitra, Parag | Electric Power Research Institute | Member |
| Murar, Wesley | PacifiCorp | Member |
| Nedrud, Jens | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. | Member |
| Netherton, Josh | City of Redding | Member |
| Nierenberg, John | Tacoma Power | Member |
| Nitido, Mike | Tucson Electric Power | Member |
| Pena, Mateusz | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Member |
| Perhus, Scott | Black Hills Corporation | Member |
| Pfeister, Mike | Salt River Project | Member |
| Ramos, Luz | El Paso Electric Company | Member |
| Ramsey, Mike | California Department of Water Resources | Member |
| Ranzal, Scott | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Member |
| Rehman, Ata | Alberta Electric System Operator | Member |
| Rein, Michael | Public Service Company of Colorado (Xcel Energy) | Member |
| Reynolds, Tim | WECC | Staff Liaison |
| Robertson, Jay | Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC | Member |
| Rodriguez, Paul | Imperial Irrigation District | Member |
| Romero, Robert | Tri-State Generation and Transmission—Reliability | Member |
| Roukema, John | Transmission Agency of Northern California | Member |
| Rugel, Sam | Tucson Electric Power | Member |
| Rust, Warren | Colorado Springs Utilities | Member |
| Samaan, Nader | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Member |
| Samra, Mandip | City of Burbank | Member |
| Scates, Andrew | San Diego Gas and Electric | Member |
| Schiermeyer, Tim | Transmission Agency of Northern California | Member |
| Schneider, Emily | Valley Electric Association, Inc. | Member |
| Schriver, Allen | NextEra Energy Resources, LLC | Member |
| Schwarzbach, Nick | DesertLink, LLC | Member |
| Severson, Jeremy | Basin Electric Power Cooperative | Member |
| Shafa, Masoud | California Department of Water Resources | Member |
| Shah, Ruchi | AES Corporation | Member |
| Shao, Wei | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Member |
| Shin, Hyung | Burns & McDonnell (1898 and Co.) | Member |
| Shoaib, Jiya | British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines | Member |
| Silver, Kenneth | Avantus | Member |
| Skourtas, Tony | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Member |
| Skubisz, Joe | Eligius LLC | Member |
| Smelser, Matt | Imperial Irrigation District | Member |
| Smith, Cory | Quanta Technology, LLC | Member |
| Smith, Robert | TransCanyon LLC | Member |
| Soni, Sachin | I2R Grid Solutions, Inc | Member |
| Sorensen, Heather | Public Utility District No. 1 of Cowlitz County | Member |
| Sorrell, Evan | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. | Member |
| Spyker, Rick | AltaLink Management Ltd. | Member |
| Stahlhut, Jonathan | TransCo Energy, LLC | Member |
| Steed, Asher | British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority | Member |
| Stussy, Mike | Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County | Member |
| Subakti, Dede | California Independent System Operator | Co-Chair |
| Thayer, Sonseeahray | Arizona Power Authority | Member |
| Thomas, Chifong | Thomas Grid Advisor | Member |
| Thompson, James | First-Light Energy | Member |
| Touhy, Aidan | Electric Power Research Institute | Member |
| Tran, Shauna | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. | Member |
| Truscott, Matthew | Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County | Member |
| Vail, Rick | PacifiCorp | Member |
| Van Uytven, Guy | Guy Van Uytven | Member |
| Vicente, Luis | El Paso Electric Company | Member |
| Walker, John | Portland General Electric Company | Member |
| Walter, Dan | Tri-State Generation & Transmission–Power Management Division | Member |
| Watros, Lowell | Grid Subject Matter Experts | Member |
| Wickel, Steve | Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County | Member |
| Winner, Scott | Bonneville Power Administration—Transmission | Member |
| Witham, Rob | Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County | Member |
| Yari, Ali | San Diego Gas and Electric | Member |
| Zamonis, Jessica | Western Power Pool | Member |
| Zeiss, Theodore | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | Member |
| Ziegler, Quinten | Transmission Agency of Northern California | Member |
| Zimmerman, Karl | First-Light Energy | Member |
| Zobian, Assef | Cambridge Energy Solutions | Member |