The WIEB is an organization of 11 States and two Canadian Provinces. The purpose of the Board is to provide for cooperative state efforts to “enhance the economy of the West and contribute to the well-being of the region’s people.”
The WIRAB focuses on electric grid reliability. It was created for the establishment of a federal regulatory system of mandatory and enforceable electric reliability standards for the Nation’s bulk power system.
The CREPC was established in 1982. CREPC is a joint committee of the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).
The HLRWC is composed of nuclear waste transportation experts of eleven Western States. The Committee works with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a safe and publicly acceptable system for transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
The WEIM-BOSR was established in September 2015, as a part of the governance proposal adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to address the regional nature of its energy imbalance market (EIM).
The Western Interstate Energy Board is an organization of 11 Western States and two western Canadian Provinces. The legal basis of the Energy Board is the Western Interstate Nuclear Compact (Public Law 91-461). The governor of each state and the premier of each province appoints a member to the Board. The Compact provides for the President of the United States to appoint an ex-officio member to the Board.
The Compact states that the purpose of the Board is to provide the instruments and framework for cooperative state efforts to “enhance the economy of the West and contribute to the well-being of the region’s people.” The Board seeks to achieve this purpose by promoting energy policy that is developed cooperatively among member states and provinces and with the federal government. Learn More
