Market Settlements for PRSC and SESC entities
System Integration and Automation
“Joining the WEIM will expand regional collaboration in a way that benefits every Colorado customer we serve.”, said Jason Frisbie, General Manager and CEO of Platte River. “We selected PCI to be our long-term software provider based on their extensive experience in successfully deploying mission-critical systems for several WEIM entities.”
“We are proud to have Platte River as our new premier customer and value its trust in us”, said Javier Martin, PCI President, and Chief Operating Officer. “For a timely and seamless transition into WEIM, our experienced and dedicated team of experts plan for a multi-stage deployment that includes our ETRM platform, followed by the WEIM-specific functionality.”
Platte River Power Authority Selects Power Costs, Inc (PCI) for its Transition to the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM)
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INTRODUCTION
The New England region Governors recent Vision Statement regarding the future of
their regional electricity grid is well worth a read for energy
policy aficionados from all parts of the country. Indeed, it may be
particularly instructive for policymakers from states that are
outside of restructured, organized market regions. The
Governors statement, made through an organization called the
New England States Committee on Electricity ( NESCOE ),
offers a succinct primer on some of the major tensions and policy
misalignments between federal and state jurisdictions energy
policies. It is also useful as a lesson for the broader regulatory
community during a time of transition in the energy industry.
Filling the Void Photo: Jason E. Kaplan Marion Weatherford at his wheat and wind farm on the Columbia plateau
The growth of wind and solar industries brings a critical source of revenue and jobs to rural counties, and the occasional dustup over land use.
Driving south on Highway 19 from Arlington on the Columbia River, the road climbs steadily through rolling hills. After only a few miles, the road reaches the Columbia plateau, where dryland wheat farms stretch as far as the eye can see.
Marion Weatherford owns a wheat farm on the plateau close to where his family has been farming for five generations. “Our great-great-grandfather came over on the Oregon Trail when he was 16, in 1860,” Weatherford says. In 1881 he started farming wheat.