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Detailed draft minutes of a WEQ Business Practices Subcommittee working group conference call addressing proposed standards revisions for congestion management and WLR relief obligations in the Western Interconnection.
Date:
August 7, 2025
Publication Date:
August 12, 2025
Organization:
Wholesale Electric Quadrant (WEQ)
Subcommittee:
Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS)
Working Group:
Western Interconnection Congestion Management Working Group
Document Type:
Draft meeting minutes
Meeting Format:
Conference Call
Meeting Time:
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central
Chair:
Mr. Phillips
Director of Wholesale Electric Activities:
Caroline Trum
Subject:
Draft standards language related to Standards Request R24005 and 2025 WEQ Annual Plan Item 1.b
Primary Topic:
Modification of WEQ-008 Transmission Loading Relief Business Practice Standards to support congestion management in the Western Interconnection
Referenced Processes:
WLR (Western Interconnection Relief), e-Tagging, Transmission Loading Relief
Voting Actions:
Adoption of agenda and July 28, 2025 draft minutes by simple majority without opposition
Related Document:
Final minutes of July 28, 2025 meeting
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Date:
February 12, 2024
Note:
Region / City
Topic:
Distribution Services Contract for DER Aggregations
Document Type:
Meeting Notice
Organization / Institution:
NAESB
Author:
Caroline Trum
Target Audience:
NAESB WEQ and RMQ BPS Participants and Interested Parties
Period of Action:
March 12, 2024
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Central
Theme:
Gas-Electric Coordination
Document Type:
Meeting Notice
Organization / Institution:
NAESB
Author:
NAESB Office
Target Audience:
NAESB BPS Participants, Advisory Council, GEH Forum Participants, and Interested Parties
Effective Period:
July 29, 2024
Approval Date:
July 22, 2024
Date of Modifications:
N/A
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Western Interconnection
Topic:
Transmission Congestion Management
Document Type:
Public Comment
Organization:
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Author:
Arun Devarakonda
Target Audience:
WEQ Business Practices Subcommittee, Energy Industry Professionals
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Year:
2019
Region / City:
Dallas, Texas, USA
Subject:
Energy industry standards and OASIS transmission protocols
Document Type:
Memorandum
Organization:
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Author:
Elizabeth Mallett, NAESB Deputy Director
Target Audience:
All interested parties in energy market standards
Related Plans:
2019 WEQ Annual Plan Items 2.a, 3.a–3.e
Approval Dates:
March 26, 2019
Ratification Period End:
April 29, 2019
Comment Period:
December 28, 2018 (formal), March 18, 2019 (informal)
Meeting Dates:
April 16–18, 2019; May 21–23, 2019
Document Type:
Technical corrections list
Subject:
WEQ standards and OASIS business practice terminology adjustments
Standard Series:
WEQ (Wholesale Electric Quadrant) Standards
Content Type:
Editorial corrections, terminology normalization, and reference updates
Referenced Standards:
WEQ-000, WEQ-001 and related WEQ sections
Version References:
Version 2.2 – Version 3.3
Scope:
Section references, terminology capitalization, definition updates, and structural placement comments
Topics:
OASIS operations, NITS services, resale transactions, ancillary services, security event queries
Key Terms:
Redirect on a Firm basis, Ancillary Services, Entity Code, NITSAgent, AddPTPService
Industry Domain:
Wholesale electric power transmission and OASIS standards governance
Noted Issues:
Section numbering corrections, terminology consistency, optional field notation, and misplaced content comments
Year:
2019
Organization:
NAESB
Committee:
Wholesale Electric Quadrant Business Practices Subcommittee
Document Type:
Meeting Minutes
Date of Meeting:
October 9, 2019
Date of Draft Circulation:
August 6, 2019; August 27, 2019; September 6, 2019
Date of Finalization:
October 23, 2019
Participants:
Rob Arbitelle, Jack Armstrong, Rebecca Berdahl, Dick Brooks, Cory Herbolsheimer, Alan Johnson, Huy Nguyen, Joshua Phillips, Ken Quimby, Farrokh Rahimi, Robin Rebillard, Ron Robinson, Ann Shintani, Adam Solomon, Paul Sorenson, Mike Steigerwald, Caroline Trum, David Wolfe, Anne Wong, JT Wood
Key Topics:
Review of previous meeting minutes, formal comments on Standards Request R19007, discussion on definitions and standard modifications, consensus on revisions
Note:
Year
Topic:
Transportation, Air Quality, Environmental Policy
Document Type:
Application Instructions
Institution:
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Target Audience:
Applicants for CMAQ and CRP funding
Year:
2025
Funding Period:
FFY 2027-2030
Region / Organization:
Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG)
Document Type:
Application Packet / Guidelines
Target Audience:
Local Agencies and Jurisdictions applying for CMAQ funding
Submission Deadline:
September 19, 2025
Project Application Due:
October 14, 2025
Contacts:
José Luis Cáceres, Blake Dunford
Attachments Included:
Checklist, Programming Request Form, Cost-Effectiveness Calculations, Project Cost Estimate, Warrant Study, Location Map, Photos
Year:
2021
Region / city:
Core Capacity Calculation Region
Topic:
Capacity Calculation Methodology, Intraday Capacity Calculation
Document Type:
Explanatory Document
Organization / Institution:
Core Transmission System Operators
Author:
Core Transmission System Operators
Target audience:
Regulatory Authorities, Market Participants, Energy System Operators
Period of validity:
N/A
Approval date:
N/A
Amendment date:
02-12-2021
Contextual description:
Explanatory document detailing the first amendment to the Intraday Capacity Calculation Methodology of the Core region in response to regulatory changes and market conditions.
Year:
2018
Region / city:
SEE Capacity Calculation Region
Subject:
Methodology for redispatching and countertrading cost-sharing
Document type:
Explanatory note
Organ / institution:
Transmission System Operators (TSOs)
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
SEE National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs)
Period of validity:
Not specified
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of changes:
Not specified
Date:
9th April 2019
Region / City:
Chepstow
Topic:
Traffic congestion, Transport infrastructure
Document Type:
Public letter
Organization:
Transition Chepstow Transport Group (TCTG)
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Local residents, government officials
Period of Action:
Ongoing, with reference to 2020-2021 developments
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Note:
Contextual Description
Date:
December 3, 2025
From:
Caroline Trum, Director of Wholesale Electric Activities
To:
All Interested Parties
Subject:
Western Interconnection Congestion Management Standards Development
Organization:
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Related Entities:
Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC); North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC); Southwest Power Pool; RC West/CAISO
Standards Referenced:
WEQ Business Practice Standards; Western Interconnection Loading Relief (WLR) Process; NERC Reliability Standards; Western Interconnection Unscheduled Flow Mitigation Plan (WIUFMP)
Standards Request:
R24005
Geographic Scope:
Western Interconnection
Industry Sector:
Bulk Electric System and Wholesale Electricity Markets
Type of Document:
Memorandum
Audience:
Industry Participants and Market Stakeholders
Year:
2023
Region / City:
N/A
Subject:
Day-Ahead Energy, Congestion, and Imbalance Reserve Settlement
Document Type:
Technical Guide
Institution:
CAISO
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Industry professionals in energy markets
Effective Period:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2020
Region / City:
Channel Region
Topic:
Fallback Procedures, Capacity Allocation, Congestion Management
Document Type:
Proposal
Organization / Institution:
Transmission System Operators (TSOs)
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Regulatory Authorities, Market Participants, TSOs, NEMOs
Period of validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Amendment Date:
N/A
Context Description:
Proposal for fallback procedures developed by TSOs in the Channel Capacity Calculation Region to ensure efficient and transparent capacity allocation in case the day-ahead coupling process fails.
Date:
February 12, 2024
Note:
Region / City
Topic:
Distribution Services Contract for DER Aggregations
Document Type:
Meeting Notice
Organization / Institution:
NAESB
Author:
Caroline Trum
Target Audience:
NAESB WEQ and RMQ BPS Participants and Interested Parties
Period of Action:
March 12, 2024
Year:
2005
Note:
Region / City
Subject:
Education, Degree Programs
Document Type:
Educational Guide
Target Audience:
Students pursuing BPS concentrations
Effective Period:
Fall 2005 onwards
Contextual description:
A guide outlining the curriculum and course requirements for various concentrations in the Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) program.
Year:
2008
Region / City:
N/A
Theme:
Education, Academic Planning
Document Type:
Guide
Institution:
N/A
Author:
N/A
Target Audience:
Students, Academic Advisors
Effective Period:
Fall 2008 onwards
Date of Approval:
N/A
Date of Last Change:
N/A
Note:
Context
Year:
Fall 2002
Note:
Region / City
Subject:
Education
Document Type:
Guide
Year:
2026
Region / City:
NAESB
Topic:
WEQ/RMQ BPS Joint Meeting Agenda
Document Type:
Meeting Announcement
Organization / Institution:
North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)
Author:
Caroline Trum
Target Audience:
NAESB WEQ and RMQ BPS Participants, Interested Industry Parties
Effective Period:
February 3, 2026
Approval Date:
January 22, 2026
Date of Changes:
N/A
Contextual Description:
A meeting announcement detailing the agenda and logistics for the joint WEQ/RMQ BPS meeting scheduled for February 3, 2026.