2024 – Page 6 – Western Area Power Administration

WAPA line crews respond to Iowa tornadoes

The Western Area Power Administration line crews are heading home after a week of repairing damaged transmission lines in southwestern Iowa.

Honoring Memorial Day: A Tribute to Our Heroes

Today, on Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our country.

Illustration - wildfire appreciation month

WAPA focuses on risk management

During National Wildfire Awareness Month in May, the Western Area Power Administration is increasing knowledge of wildfire risk and potential impacts.

A color-enhanced image of the inside of the preamplifier support structure within DOE's National Ignition Facility, located at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (Photo: Damien Jemison)

Back to baseloads: DOE unlocks low-carbon energy options

Carbon-free, cost-effective, reliable power that backs up renewables like wind and solar, built by U.S. companies and owned by U.S. utilities.

Arrays of solar panels stand in front of a prominent rock formation with scattered clouds and blue sky above.

Federal agencies to buy renewable energy credits from small businesses and tribes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 20, 2024 CONTACT: Sandee Peebles, peebles@wapa.gov, 916-353-4454 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Western Area Power Administration today issued a Request for Proposals to purchase renewable energy certificates from small and minority-owned businesses and Indian Tribes. Up to 7,000 RECs per fiscal year will be purchased on behalf of the U.S. Department [...]

Western Area Power Administration Administrator and CEO Tracey A. LeBeau (third from right) provides testimony to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee along with other federal agency representatives, May 16, 2024, in Washington D.C. LeBeau presented WAPA’s FY 2025 budget proposal to committee members for questions and feedback. (Courtesy photo)

WAPA Administrator testifies on organization’s FY 2025 budget request

Administrator and CEO Tracey A. LeBeau testified May 16 before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.

Pairs of participants facing each other in a leadership workshop exercise.

WAPA’s L2I inspires new leaders – part three

Achievements of past leadership development initiatives contribute to the success of today’s L2I program.

Two 345 kilovolt lines outside of Flagstaff, AZ in WAPA’s Desert Southwest Region

DOE seeks public input on preliminary transmission corridors

The 45-day public comment period presents an opportunity for customers, Tribes and other stakeholders to provide feedback, which will be essential to informing DOE’s NIETC process.