You are invited to the WECC Electromagnetic Transient Strategic Workshop on November 19–20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Join us as we work to build a common understanding of electromagnetic transient (EMT) modeling requirements, assessment needs, and the unique challenges facing the West. The workshop will focus on standardizing requirements, gathering your input on regional practices, and sharing key updates on NERC’s EMT Standards. For more details, view the full announcement.

With the pace and magnitude of change across the interconnection, understanding the interdependencies between the natural gas and electric power systems is increasingly critical for grid reliability. For this interactive session, guest speaker, Gary Venz, with Williams’ Northwest Pipeline will share his first-hand experience about natural gas system challenges and the coordination necessary between the two industries to avoid an adverse event that puts lives at stake. We expect the discussion to reveal how WECC might focus its work to ensure collaboration and coordination between industries for the benefit of grid reliability. We invite you to tune in to the Reliability in the West, Discussion Series on September 3 as a primer for this interactive conversation.