Our Work
We are deeply engaged in electricity policy. See select examples of issues we’re following below.
All
Filings
Special Interest
All
Venue:
BPA
BPA
NIPPC comments following the January 30 BPA workshop to evaluate its Day-Ahead Market decision
- 02/28/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its transmission planning reform process, including NIPPC / RNW recommendations from their White Paper
- 02/25/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments on BPA’s proposed business practice of “requesting transmission service”
- 02/15/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest’s joint direct testimony in the BPA BP-26 Rate Proceeding for the 2026-2029 rate period
- 01/30/2025
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s response brief to the OPUC regarding PacifiCorp’s HB 2021 compliance investigation, UM 2345
- 12/11/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its November 5th day-ahead market workshop, recommending BPA delays its timeline for making a day-ahead market decision until the end of 2025
- 12/06/2024
WUTC

Climate Policy
NIPPC’s comments on the draft rules on the implementation of CETA, and the ongoing dispute over the word ‘use’ in Washington UTC docket UE-210183
- 11/27/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest’s comments to BPA on staff’s preliminary proposal on transmission RDC (reserves distribution clause) use in FY 2024, urging the BPA Administrator to return the accumulated surplus reserves to transmission customers as a credit
- 11/22/2024
Other

Regionalization
NIPPC comments to Portland General Electric on its proposed tariff changes to implement EDAM
- 11/22/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on OPUC staff’s report on the final shortlist for Portland General Electric’s 2023 All-Source RFP, UM 2274, including its request for a partial waiver of the competitive bidding rules
- 11/15/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s initial brief in UM 2345, the OPUC case looking at PacifiCorp’s continual progress towards HB 2021 compliance
- 11/13/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comment to BPA on its BP/TC 26 September 25-26 workshop
- 10/09/2024
Other

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC comments to PGE on its proposed acreage requirements in its proposed business practice related to site control requirements for interconnection
- 09/30/2024
Other

Climate Policy
NIPPC comments to the Washington State Department of Ecology on its Cap-and-Invest Linkage Rulemaking
- 09/27/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s petition to intervene in UM 2345, the OPUC case on PacifiCorp’s compliance with HB-2021
- 09/13/2024
Filings
Venue:
BPA
BPA
NIPPC comments following the January 30 BPA workshop to evaluate its Day-Ahead Market decision
- 02/28/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its transmission planning reform process, including NIPPC / RNW recommendations from their White Paper
- 02/25/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments on BPA’s proposed business practice of “requesting transmission service”
- 02/15/2025
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest’s joint direct testimony in the BPA BP-26 Rate Proceeding for the 2026-2029 rate period
- 01/30/2025
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s response brief to the OPUC regarding PacifiCorp’s HB 2021 compliance investigation, UM 2345
- 12/11/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its November 5th day-ahead market workshop, recommending BPA delays its timeline for making a day-ahead market decision until the end of 2025
- 12/06/2024
WUTC

Climate Policy
NIPPC’s comments on the draft rules on the implementation of CETA, and the ongoing dispute over the word ‘use’ in Washington UTC docket UE-210183
- 11/27/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest’s comments to BPA on staff’s preliminary proposal on transmission RDC (reserves distribution clause) use in FY 2024, urging the BPA Administrator to return the accumulated surplus reserves to transmission customers as a credit
- 11/22/2024
Other

Regionalization
NIPPC comments to Portland General Electric on its proposed tariff changes to implement EDAM
- 11/22/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on OPUC staff’s report on the final shortlist for Portland General Electric’s 2023 All-Source RFP, UM 2274, including its request for a partial waiver of the competitive bidding rules
- 11/15/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s initial brief in UM 2345, the OPUC case looking at PacifiCorp’s continual progress towards HB 2021 compliance
- 11/13/2024
BPA

BPA
NIPPC and Renewable Northwest comment to BPA on its BP/TC 26 September 25-26 workshop
- 10/09/2024
Other

Market & Transmission Access
NIPPC comments to PGE on its proposed acreage requirements in its proposed business practice related to site control requirements for interconnection
- 09/30/2024
Other

Climate Policy
NIPPC comments to the Washington State Department of Ecology on its Cap-and-Invest Linkage Rulemaking
- 09/27/2024
OPUC

Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s petition to intervene in UM 2345, the OPUC case on PacifiCorp’s compliance with HB-2021
- 09/13/2024
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