WAPA and Markets

WAPA is committed to continuing market-related conversations with customers. Exploring market options ensures WAPA continues to reliably deliver hydropower to its diverse customer base and seek solutions that help us adapt to​ the changes in the energy landscape.

Ongoing market activities

• Southw​est Pow​er Pool RTO membership effort ​for Rocky Mountain, Colorado River Storage Project and Upper Great Plains

Completed activities

• ​CRSP, RM and UGP Energy Imbalance Activities​  – Transition into WEIS completed Feb. 1, 2021
• Sierra Nevada Energy Imbalance Activities – Transition into WEIM completed March 25, 2021​
• ​Desert Southwest Energy Imbalance Activities – Transition into WEIM completed April 5, 2023

WAPA and Markets monthly newsletter

Keep up to date on the latest activities surrounding markets at WAPA with this newsletter.

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Background: Market Conversations – WAPA and customers

WAPA and customers have been discussing markets for decades. WAPA has also held several all-customer market-related events. Catch up on some of the more recent conversations, here:

• 2019: Markets in the West Workshop April 9-10 in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Video series: Modules about the grid’s history, regulation and market constructs
• 2016: Multiple market choices open door for robust discussion, July news feature ​
• 2016: Customer Symposium: Discussion on Markets June 30 in Phoenix, Arizona
• 2014: Understanding Markets meeting January 24 in Phoenix, Arizona

WAPA and other utilities also participated in the Mountain West Transmission Group to evaluate a range of options ranging from a common transmission tariff to regional transmission organization membership. The initiative ended in 2018.

Resources​

A compilation of studies completed by other entities on market development and related topics in the West. These links lead to external webpages outside the WAPA website.

DOE-Funded State-Led Options Study

• Presentation (June 2021)
• Technical Report (July 2021)
• Regulatory Review Report (July 2021)

NREL Interconnections Seam Study

• Overview webpage
• Presentation​ (October 2020)
• IEEE article (May 2022)

NREL North American Renewable Integration Study

• Overview webpage
• North American Renewable Integration Study: A U.S. Perspective — Executive Summary, (June 2021)
• The North American Renewable Integration Study: A U.S. Perspective​ (June 2021)

Contacts

Chrystal Dean​, VP of Enterprise Portfolio Management
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Vice Presidents of Power Marketing:

• Brent Osiek, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center
• John Paulsen, Desert Southwest
• Dave Neumayer, Rocky Mountain
• Arun Sethi​, Sierra Nevada
• Lori Frisk, Upper Great Plains​​