Key takeaways from the report include the following:
- Our ‘WECC Power & Renewable Outlook’ service provides:
- An overview of key market trends and the policy environment
- The long-term outlook for the Mid-Columbia and Palo Verde bilateral trading hub prices across 3 scenarios
- Consolidated IRP plans and procurement targets across the 37 non-ISO balancing authorities in the WECC
- Ongoing regionalization initiatives
- Deep dives in the form of balancing authority case studies
- The analysis identifies and evaluates the key drivers of resource procurement through the WECC, providing detailed insights on thermal retirements, transmission infrastructure, load growth, and policy/utility targets.
- We find that PacifiCorp resource procurement plans closely align with new transmission infrastructure associated with the Energy Gateway Transmission Expansion Program.
If you have any questions regarding our WECC Power & Renewables Market Subscription Service or are interested in the full report, please get in touch with Cat Clark.
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