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’s final comments in AR 631, the OPUC case on proposed rules for standard PPA contract terms and conditions, 2/16/23
- 02/16/2023
BPA
BPA
NIPPC letter to BPA Administrator, John Hairston requesting BPA to launch an initiative focused on reforming transmission planning and project execution to accelerate capacity upgrades, 2/9/23
- 02/09/2023
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC comments to the House Committee on Environment & Energy on the provision in HB 1589 for utility bias on procurement and ownership as part of Washington State’s decarbonization goals, 2/6/23
- 02/06/2023
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC comments to the House Committee on Environment & Energy on House Bill 1192, the Washington transmission reform bill supported by Gov. Jay Inslee, 1/19/23
- 01/19/2023
FERC
Transmission
NIPPC’s Answer to PacifiCorp’s Replacement Generation Interconnection proposal in FERC docket ER23-408, 12/30/22
- 12/30/2022
FERC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s Protest and Comments to WPP’s Response to Deficiency Letter in proceeding ER22-2762 on the WRAP tariff submission to FERC, 12/30/22
- 12/30/2022
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint comments on the amendments to the proposed rules, in AR 631, the OPUC’s rulemaking on standard QF contract terms, 12/16/22
- 12/16/2022
MPSC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s supplemental comments in MPSC docket 2021.01.007, the implementation of HB 597 regarding utility competitive procurement and resource planning practices, 11/28/22
- 11/28/2022
CAISO
Transmission
NIPPC comments on the EDAM draft final proposal, using the CAISO
comment template, 11/22/22
comment template, 11/22/22
- 11/22/2022
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC comments on the preferential curtailment of Direct Access customers in AR 651, the OPUC’s informal rulemaking for direct access regulations, 11/18/22
- 11/18/2022
FERC
Resource Adequacy
Reply from NIPPC, to WPP’s answer, to NIPPC’s protest of the WRAP tariff filing at FERC, 11/15/22
- 11/15/2022
Other
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the Southwest Power Pool’s draft proposal for Western Day-Ahead market and related services, 10/28/22
- 10/28/2022
MPSC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s comments in MPSC docket 2022.09.087, the Montana commission’s resource adequacy investigation, 10/14/22
- 10/14/2022
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint reply comments in AR 631, the OPUC’s rulemaking on standard QF contract terms, 10/7/22
- 10/07/2022
FERC
Market & Transmission Access
Henry Tilghman’s summary statement on behalf of NIPPC at FERC’s technical conference on regional transmission planning, AD22-8-000, 10/4/22
- 10/04/2022
Filings
Venue:
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s final comments in AR 631, the OPUC case on proposed rules for standard PPA contract terms and conditions, 2/16/23
- 02/16/2023
BPA
BPA
NIPPC letter to BPA Administrator, John Hairston requesting BPA to launch an initiative focused on reforming transmission planning and project execution to accelerate capacity upgrades, 2/9/23
- 02/09/2023
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC comments to the House Committee on Environment & Energy on the provision in HB 1589 for utility bias on procurement and ownership as part of Washington State’s decarbonization goals, 2/6/23
- 02/06/2023
Other
State Legislatures
NIPPC comments to the House Committee on Environment & Energy on House Bill 1192, the Washington transmission reform bill supported by Gov. Jay Inslee, 1/19/23
- 01/19/2023
FERC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s Protest and Comments to WPP’s Response to Deficiency Letter in proceeding ER22-2762 on the WRAP tariff submission to FERC, 12/30/22
- 12/30/2022
FERC
Transmission
NIPPC’s Answer to PacifiCorp’s Replacement Generation Interconnection proposal in FERC docket ER23-408, 12/30/22
- 12/30/2022
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint comments on the amendments to the proposed rules, in AR 631, the OPUC’s rulemaking on standard QF contract terms, 12/16/22
- 12/16/2022
MPSC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC’s supplemental comments in MPSC docket 2021.01.007, the implementation of HB 597 regarding utility competitive procurement and resource planning practices, 11/28/22
- 11/28/2022
CAISO
Transmission
NIPPC comments on the EDAM draft final proposal, using the CAISO
comment template, 11/22/22
comment template, 11/22/22
- 11/22/2022
OPUC
Consumer Choice
NIPPC comments on the preferential curtailment of Direct Access customers in AR 651, the OPUC’s informal rulemaking for direct access regulations, 11/18/22
- 11/18/2022
FERC
Resource Adequacy
Reply from NIPPC, to WPP’s answer, to NIPPC’s protest of the WRAP tariff filing at FERC, 11/15/22
- 11/15/2022
Other
Utility Procurement
NIPPC comments on the Southwest Power Pool’s draft proposal for Western Day-Ahead market and related services, 10/28/22
- 10/28/2022
MPSC
Resource Adequacy
NIPPC’s comments in MPSC docket 2022.09.087, the Montana commission’s resource adequacy investigation, 10/14/22
- 10/14/2022
OPUC
Utility Procurement
NIPPC, REC and CREA’s joint reply comments in AR 631, the OPUC’s rulemaking on standard QF contract terms, 10/7/22
- 10/07/2022
FERC
Market & Transmission Access
Henry Tilghman’s summary statement on behalf of NIPPC at FERC’s technical conference on regional transmission planning, AD22-8-000, 10/4/22
- 10/04/2022
Special Interest
Venue:
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
