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
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the commission’s proposed rules in its IRP/RFP modernization docket, AR 669, focusing on utility access to confidential bidder information,
- 05/28/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on Avista’s amended 2025 RFP, in UE 250155 at the Washington UTC
- 05/21/2025
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC continues to push for PGE to make its transmission available to all bidders in UM 2371, Portland General Electric’s 2025 All-Source RFP
- 05/16/2025
CAISO
Regionalization
NIPPC comments on EDAM Congestion Revenue Allocation draft final proposal, using the Q&A form provided by the CAISO
- 05/05/2025
BPA
BPA
NIPPC and RNW comments to BPA in response to topics raised at its April 21st Transmission Planning Reform Workshop
- 05/02/2025
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC’s Opening Testimony, drafted by expert witness, Ali Al-Jabir, in the Oregon PUC investigation into direct access, UM 2024
- 05/02/2025
MPSC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s comments in Montana PSC docket 2022.09.087 regarding data center loads and resource adequacy in Montana
- 05/02/2025
FERC
Regionalization
NIPPC and WPTF joint comments protesting PGE’s EDAM implementation filing before FERC in docket no. ER25-1868-000
- 05/01/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments for the UTC to review in Avista’s draft 2025 RFP, UE 250155
- 04/24/2025
FERC
Regionalization
NIPPC and WPTF file joint comments before FERC in PacifiCorp’s EDAM proceeding, RE-25-951-000
- 03/26/2025
Other
Federal
NIPPC, Public Power Council and PNUCC submit a joint letter to Energy Secretary Wright on the importance of a strong workforce at BPA to be able to deliver safe and reliable power to the region
- 03/26/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments to the UTC on the independent evaluator’s final report in Puget Sound Energy’s 2021 All-source RFP, UE 210220
- 03/24/2025
BPA
BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its proposed interim solutions for Network Integration Transmission Service (NITS), following its March 7workshop presentation on Access to Transmission Capacity Initial Alternatives
- 03/19/2025
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on staff’s draft report in the OPUC’s IRP/RFP modernization docket, UM 2348
- 03/14/2025
Filings
Venue:
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the commission’s proposed rules in its IRP/RFP modernization docket, AR 669, focusing on utility access to confidential bidder information,
- 05/28/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on Avista’s amended 2025 RFP, in UE 250155 at the Washington UTC
- 05/21/2025
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC continues to push for PGE to make its transmission available to all bidders in UM 2371, Portland General Electric’s 2025 All-Source RFP
- 05/16/2025
CAISO
Regionalization
NIPPC comments on EDAM Congestion Revenue Allocation draft final proposal, using the Q&A form provided by the CAISO
- 05/05/2025
BPA
BPA
NIPPC and RNW comments to BPA in response to topics raised at its April 21st Transmission Planning Reform Workshop
- 05/02/2025
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC’s Opening Testimony, drafted by expert witness, Ali Al-Jabir, in the Oregon PUC investigation into direct access, UM 2024
- 05/02/2025
MPSC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s comments in Montana PSC docket 2022.09.087 regarding data center loads and resource adequacy in Montana
- 05/02/2025
FERC
Regionalization
NIPPC and WPTF joint comments protesting PGE’s EDAM implementation filing before FERC in docket no. ER25-1868-000
- 05/01/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments for the UTC to review in Avista’s draft 2025 RFP, UE 250155
- 04/24/2025
FERC
Regionalization
NIPPC and WPTF file joint comments before FERC in PacifiCorp’s EDAM proceeding, RE-25-951-000
- 03/26/2025
WUTC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC submits comments to the UTC on the independent evaluator’s final report in Puget Sound Energy’s 2021 All-source RFP, UE 210220
- 03/24/2025
BPA
BPA
NIPPC comments to BPA on its proposed interim solutions for Network Integration Transmission Service (NITS), following its March 7workshop presentation on Access to Transmission Capacity Initial Alternatives
- 03/19/2025
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on staff’s draft report in the OPUC’s IRP/RFP modernization docket, UM 2348
- 03/14/2025
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on staff’s recommendations in UM 2371, Portland General Electric’s 2025 RFP
- 03/05/2025
Special Interest
Venue:
Other
Federal
NIPPC, Public Power Council and PNUCC submit a joint letter to Energy Secretary Wright on the importance of a strong workforce at BPA to be able to deliver safe and reliable power to the region
- 03/26/2025
BPA
BPA
NIPPC Executive Director, Spencer Gray, writes guest article for Clearing Up, urging BPA to delay its market decision
- 02/25/2025
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
