Overview of WECC Comments to FERC on the NOPR

Overview of WECC Comments to FERC on the NOPR

Steve RueckertDirector – Standards and Compliance

Joint Guidance Committee Meeting — January 23-24, 2007Salt Lake City, Utah

WECC Process • Distributed a letter to membership

seeking “top five” issues • Small team formed to review

responses• Standing Committee chairs•Additional member support•WECC Staff

NOPR Comments• Team reviewed all responses• Focused on high level issues

•Agreed not to make comments on specific standards

• Developed proposed draft response and distributed to WECC Board

• Agenda item at December BOD meeting

NOPR Comments – Summary• Did NOT push for Trial Period• Generally supported FERC’s proposed

actions• Standards proposed for approval•No remands•Utilize NERC process for modifying

standards• Concern that large number of appeals

could complicate process and damage relationships

NOPR Comments – Summary• Regional Entities should be given

flexibility and discretion for at least six month in imposing penalties on all entities

• Flexibility should continue for those standards identified as needing modification

• Recognize importance of collaborative effort with the Canadian Provinces and Mexico