Our Work
We are deeply engaged in electricity policy. See select examples of issues we’re following below.
All
Filings
Special Interest
All
Venue:
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC responses to PGE in the OPUC’s direct access investigation, UM 2024, 4/5/24
- 04/05/2024
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments to the UTC on PSE’s request for a rate of return on PPAs, 3/1/24
- 03/01/2024
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC’s straw proposal on direct access issues in UM 2024, the OPUC’s investigation into long-term direct access programs, 2/29/24
- 02/29/2024
WUTC
Climate Policy
NIPPC’s pre-workshop comments in the Washington UTC’s rulemaking UE-210183, to consider the adoption of markets and compliance requirements for CETA, 2/16/24
- 02/16/2024
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC’s second set of informal comments in the Washington Department of Ecology’s rulemaking on markets, 2/15/24
- 02/15/2024
OPUC
Resource Adequacy
Joint reply comments from NIPPC, Calpine and Brookfield Renewable in AR 660, the OPUC’s docket on the adoption of rules relating to resource adequacy in Oregon, 2/13/24
- 02/13/2024
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the commission staff’s report recommending acknowledgement of Idaho Power’s 2026 RFP final shortlist in UM 2255, Idaho Power’s RFP, 2/8/24
- 02/08/2024
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC’s West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative comments, supporting a paired approach of a short-term and long-term solution, 1/12/24
- 01/12/2024
OPUC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s opening comments in AR 660, the OPUC’s rulemaking into resource adequacy, 8/1/24
- 01/08/2024
Other
Climate Policy
NIPPC’s comments to the Department of Energy on its proposed NEPA rulemaking, 1/2/24
- 01/02/2024
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s final comments and issues matrix in UM 2274, PGE’s RFP docket, 12/21/23
- 12/21/2023
WUTC
Regionalization
NIPPC comments on the current draft rules in docket UE-210183 on CETA implementation with regard to the adoption of markets and compliance requirements, 11/27/23
- 11/27/2023
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments in UM 2274 on PGE’s supplemental filing related to its affiliate, Portland Renewable Resource Co. (PRP) bidding into its RFP, 11/17/23
- 11/17/2023
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC comments to the Washington Department of Ecology on its Electricity Markets Rulemaking for importers, 10/30/23
- 10/30/2023
Filings
Venue:
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC responses to PGE in the OPUC’s direct access investigation, UM 2024, 4/5/24
- 04/05/2024
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments to the UTC on PSE’s request for a rate of return on PPAs, 3/1/24
- 03/01/2024
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC’s straw proposal on direct access issues in UM 2024, the OPUC’s investigation into long-term direct access programs, 2/29/24
- 02/29/2024
WUTC
Climate Policy
NIPPC’s pre-workshop comments in the Washington UTC’s rulemaking UE-210183, to consider the adoption of markets and compliance requirements for CETA, 2/16/24
- 02/16/2024
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC’s second set of informal comments in the Washington Department of Ecology’s rulemaking on markets, 2/15/24
- 02/15/2024
OPUC
Resource Adequacy
Joint reply comments from NIPPC, Calpine and Brookfield Renewable in AR 660, the OPUC’s docket on the adoption of rules relating to resource adequacy in Oregon, 2/13/24
- 02/13/2024
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the commission staff’s report recommending acknowledgement of Idaho Power’s 2026 RFP final shortlist in UM 2255, Idaho Power’s RFP, 2/8/24
- 02/08/2024
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC’s West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative comments, supporting a paired approach of a short-term and long-term solution, 1/12/24
- 01/12/2024
OPUC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s opening comments in AR 660, the OPUC’s rulemaking into resource adequacy, 8/1/24
- 01/08/2024
Other
Climate Policy
NIPPC’s comments to the Department of Energy on its proposed NEPA rulemaking, 1/2/24
- 01/02/2024
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s final comments and issues matrix in UM 2274, PGE’s RFP docket, 12/21/23
- 12/21/2023
WUTC
Regionalization
NIPPC comments on the current draft rules in docket UE-210183 on CETA implementation with regard to the adoption of markets and compliance requirements, 11/27/23
- 11/27/2023
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments in UM 2274 on PGE’s supplemental filing related to its affiliate, Portland Renewable Resource Co. (PRP) bidding into its RFP, 11/17/23
- 11/17/2023
Other
Regionalization
NIPPC comments to the Washington Department of Ecology on its Electricity Markets Rulemaking for importers, 10/30/23
- 10/30/2023
Special Interest
Venue:
BPA
BPA
NIPPC presentation to BPA on utility procurement, during a special meeting as part of the TC-25 tariff revision process, 4/21/23
- 04/21/2023
Other
Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC comments on Northern Grid’s draft study scope for 2022-23, 7/25/22
- 07/25/2022
Other
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC comments to the Western Power Pool on its January governance proposal for the Western Resource Adequacy Program, 2/18/22
- 02/18/2022
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC’s letter of endorsement for EFSEC reform bill, HB 1812, 2/18/22
- 02/18/2022
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC’s letter of endorsement for tax incentives bill, HB 1988, 2/18/22
- 02/18/2022
BPA
BPA
NIPPC urges BPA to revisit its prior assumptions for the agency’s Financial Policy Refresh, 2/9/22
- 02/09/2022
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC’s letter in support of the -3 amendment of HB 4059, the labor standards bill fix for Oregon’s 100% clean energy legislation, 2/7/22
- 02/07/2022
BPA
BPA
Analysis of BPA’s Financial Plan Refresh, leverage policy, and credit ratings by Bart Oosterveld on behalf of NIPPC, 12/20/21
- 12/20/2021
Other
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC comments on Section 205 filing rights for a states committee of the Western Resource Adequacy Program, 11/12/21
- 11/12/2021
Other
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC comments on the Northwest Power Pool’s final Resource Adequacy Program design, 9/15/21
- 09/15/2021
Other
BPA
NIPPC’s letter to the U.S. Senate expressing support for additional Treasury borrowing authority for the Bonneville Power Administration, 8/7/21
- 08/07/2021
BPA
BPA
NIPPC letter to the US Dept. of Energy on criteria for BPA Administrator selection, 9/29/20
- 09/29/2020
