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- Progress Reports … Progress reports are provided to WECC in order to facilitate visibility and demonstrate progress on the significant projects throughout the Western …Page
- Performance Analysis … WECC enhances the reliability of the Bulk Power System by rigorously analyzing and monitoring historical performance, applying these insights to current challenges and future planning. Through comprehensive analysis, we …Page
- Reliability Assessments … Click Here To Submit Comments … WECC's work identifies potential reliability risks to the Bulk Power System stemming from changes in loads and resources over the next 10 years. Through initiatives like the Western …Page
- Round-Trip … The Round-Trip is the linking of the Automatic (economic) Production Cost Model (PCM) and the manual (non-economic) Power Flow (PF) model. This makes it possible to do a stability study on an economically dispatched model to assess …Page
- Positive Sequence Load Flow Software … Effective power system analysis often requires large-scale simulations and manipulation of large volumes of data. When performing these analyses, efficient algorithms are just as important as the engineering …Page
- Short Circuit Models … These short circuit models represent the ‘As-Built’ system. Primary uses include protective relaying coordination, protection scheme analysis, and relay settings reviews. WECC annually collects these models from the Planning …Page
- Reliability Modeling … WECC produces and distributes credible data, information, and models that are essential to the reliable planning and operation of the Bulk Electric System in the Western Interconnection. This planning data and information is …Page
- System Performance Data Portal … The System Performance Data Portal is an interactive webpage for users to examine the historical performance data that WECC collects in a way that best suits stakeholder needs. It allows users to sort, filter, and …Page
- Scenario Planning … Scenario Planning is a technique for managing uncertainty in decision making It is especially useful when long-term investments must be evaluated despite the human inability to accurately predict the distant future. WECC …Page
- Compliance … WECC Outreach provides compliance assistance by focusing on strengthening stakeholder relations, improving communications and promoting meaningful education opportunities. Compliance WorkshopThe WECC Compliance Workshop provides …Page
- Loads & Resources … Each year, WECC sends the Loads and Resources data request to each of its Balancing Authorities in early December, with a due date typically in early February. This data request includes existing and future generator information, …Page
- Extreme Natural Events … Extreme natural events, including prolonged heat waves and severe winter weather, pose significant risks to the Western Interconnection's reliable electric system, driven by climate change and fundamental physical forces on …Page
- Inverter-based Resources … This risk is part of a larger risk category associated with the carbon-to-non-carbon transition, collectively addressed in the "Grid Transformation" theme. This Risk highlights that inverter-based resources (IBR) present …Page
- Western Interconnection Risk Management Program … To learn more about the WECC Reliability Risk Committee or how to become a member, please visit their committee site. Reliability Risk Committee RRC (wecc.org) … In conjunction with the WECC …Page
- Compliance 101 … WECC's video tutorials for Compliance 101 cover the history and development of its Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program in the United States and, more specifically, the evolution of its Entity Oversight programs. The …Page
- Systematic Approach to Training … On this page are links to helpful tips, tricks, and otherwise just interesting things having to do with training. Enjoy: Instructional Systems Design Big Dog & Little Dog’s Performance Juxtaposition: All matters …Page
- Project Coordination, Path Rating and Progress Report Processes … This Project Coordination, Path Rating and Progress Report Processes address the following purposes: Provide procedures for WECC members and others to report on planned projects and …Page
- Modeling … A power system is composed of numerous discrete elements such as generators, transmission lines, transformers, motors, etc. In order to study the behavior and operation of existing and future planned equipment under both normal and …Page
- Large Loads … Large loads are utility customers that consume large amounts of electricity. These include data centers and cryptocurrency mines. The number of such facilities has increased significantly in recent years with the advent of artificial …Page
- Power Systems Security Conference … This WECC conference is designed to provide innovative solutions and insights from renowned security experts to enhance security training and mitigate operational risks. The conference will cover topics such as …Page