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

Resource Adequacy
NIPPC comments on the OPUC staff report reviewing RA rules in Oregon for ESS providers, UM 2337, 8/27/24
- 08/27/2024
BPA

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 July 30 workshop, 8/14/24
- 08/14/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on OPUC staff’s report on Idaho Power’s draft RFP, UM 2317, 8/9/24
- 08/09/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest submit response to the OPUC in UE-427, the case considering whether access should be granted to highly confidential bidder information from PGE’s 2021 RFP, 8/9/24
- 08/09/2024
IPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments in case IPC-E-24-12, Idaho Power’s application for approval of a market purchase agreement focusing on competitive procurement rules in Idaho, 8/6/24
- 08/06/2024
WUTC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments on Puget Sound Energy’s voluntary RPF docket UE 240532, 7/31/24
- 07/31/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC co-signed letter to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources committee in support of BPA compensation reform, 7/30/24
- 07/30/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC’s updated comments on BPA’s revised notice to enforce TSR data exhibit requirements, 7/16/24
- 07/16/2024
BPA

Regionalization
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 June 26 workshop on generator interconnection withdrawal penalties, non-EIM balancing, affected system studies, and attachment and transmission planning, 7/10/24
- 07/10/2024
BPA

Regionalization
NIPPC comments on BPA’s June 3rd day-ahead market evaluation workshop, including outstanding NIPPC questions to the agency, 7/4/24
- 07/04/2024
WUTC

Climate Policy
NIPPC joint comments to the UTC, urging the commission to revisit their interpretation of the term “use” in CETA rulemaking UE 210183, 6/21/24
- 06/21/2024
BPA

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 May 22 workshop, 6/4/24
- 06/04/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA in response to the BPA Tech Forum announcement that it will strictly enforce its Transmission Service Request data exhibit requirements, 6/4/24
- 06/04/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments to the OPUC on Idaho Power’s 2028 RFP, in docket UM 2317, 6/3/24
- 06/03/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint comments in UM 2000, the OPUC’s examination of the policies governing avoided cost rates for QFs in Oregon, 5/15/24
- 05/15/2024
Filings
Venue:
OPUC

Resource Adequacy
NIPPC comments on the OPUC staff report reviewing RA rules in Oregon for ESS providers, UM 2337, 8/27/24
- 08/27/2024
BPA

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 July 30 workshop, 8/14/24
- 08/14/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on OPUC staff’s report on Idaho Power’s draft RFP, UM 2317, 8/9/24
- 08/09/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest submit response to the OPUC in UE-427, the case considering whether access should be granted to highly confidential bidder information from PGE’s 2021 RFP, 8/9/24
- 08/09/2024
IPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments in case IPC-E-24-12, Idaho Power’s application for approval of a market purchase agreement focusing on competitive procurement rules in Idaho, 8/6/24
- 08/06/2024
WUTC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments on Puget Sound Energy’s voluntary RPF docket UE 240532, 7/31/24
- 07/31/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC’s updated comments on BPA’s revised notice to enforce TSR data exhibit requirements, 7/16/24
- 07/16/2024
BPA

Regionalization
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 June 26 workshop on generator interconnection withdrawal penalties, non-EIM balancing, affected system studies, and attachment and transmission planning, 7/10/24
- 07/10/2024
BPA

Regionalization
NIPPC comments on BPA’s June 3rd day-ahead market evaluation workshop, including outstanding NIPPC questions to the agency, 7/4/24
- 07/04/2024
WUTC

Climate Policy
NIPPC joint comments to the UTC, urging the commission to revisit their interpretation of the term “use” in CETA rulemaking UE 210183, 6/21/24
- 06/21/2024
BPA

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comments to BPA on its BP/TC 26 May 22 workshop, 6/4/24
- 06/04/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA in response to the BPA Tech Forum announcement that it will strictly enforce its Transmission Service Request data exhibit requirements, 6/4/24
- 06/04/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s comments to the OPUC on Idaho Power’s 2028 RFP, in docket UM 2317, 6/3/24
- 06/03/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint comments in UM 2000, the OPUC’s examination of the policies governing avoided cost rates for QFs in Oregon, 5/15/24
- 05/15/2024
WUTC

Climate Policy
NIPPC submits comments to the UTC in UE 210183, the commission’s docket to clarify the interpretation of CETA, the Clean Energy Transformation Act, 5/10/24
- 05/10/2024
Special Interest
Venue:
BPA

BPA
NIPPC co-signed letter to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources committee in support of BPA compensation reform, 7/30/24
- 07/30/2024
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