WECC News

Kris Raper Announces Next Chapter ^New

Kris Raper, vice president of strategic engagement, announced that she will be leaving WECC, effective January 15. She has accepted a position with Southwest Power Pool (SPP) as a senior director of state regulatory policy. 

WECC is deeply grateful for Kris’ leadership over the last four years and the impact she has had in building the strategic engagement team.

Given the strategic nature of this role and its external-facing responsibilities, Jeff Droubay, WECC’s vice president and general counsel, will oversee the function until the role is filled. WECC’s strategic priorities and commitments to our internal and external stakeholders remain unchanged.

New Strategic Engagement Page — Engage with WECC _New

We're excited to announce the launch of newly revised strategic engagement pages on wecc.org, making it easier for stakeholders to access key WECC resources in one place. These pages improve visibility for our reports, trainings and workshops, and newsletters, and aligns with our long-term strategy to provide important, timely, and relevant information to support a reliable and secure bulk power system in the Western Interconnection. Visit and share the strategic engagement landing page, and bookmark it for easy access.

Moss Landing BESS Fire Report

WECC collaborated with FERC, NERC, and CAISO to compile a report to explore the key findings from the January 2025 fire that destroyed the Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility. This report provides insight into the fire and outlines ways to mitigate the risk of fire at BESS.

Read the report summary.

2026 PMAPS Conference

The University of Utah, in partnership with WECC, will host the

biennial international conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 21–24.

The conference brings together a diverse group of professionals from across the globe in academia, industry, government, and national laboratories to exchange ideas and explore collaboration opportunities in the power systems sector.

Read more about the event.

Entity Self-Certification

WECC is requiring entities to self-certify for the 2025 monitoring year. Responses are due Monday, March 2. 

Read the overview and instructions.

Call for Board of Director Candidates

The Nominating Committee will soon consider candidates for election to WECC's board of directors.

Learn more.

Time to Act

Project 2023-01 EOP-004-5–Event Reporting IBR Event Reporting _New

Informal Comment Period Open through January 14, 8 p.m. EST.

Use the Standards Balloting and Commenting System (SBS) to submit comments or join the ballot pool.

View Project 2023-01 on NERC's website.

Read NERC's Standards Processes Manual.

Project 2023-09 Risk Management for Third-Party Cloud Services White Paper

Informal Comment Period Open through February 2, 8 p.m. EST.

Use the SBS to submit comments.

View Project 2023-09 on NERC's website.

Read NERC's Standards Processes Manual.

Project 2025-02 Internal Network Security Monitoring Standard Revision Reliability Standard CIP-015-2 — Cyber Security — Internal Network Security Monitoring

Formal Comment Period, initial ballot, and non-binding poll open through January 16, 8 p.m. EST.

Use the SBS to submit comments and votes.

View Project 2025-02 on NERC's website.

Read NERC's Standards Processes Manual.