Year: 2018

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 28, 2018CONTACT: mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Western Area Power Administration will host a webinar     Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time to present its proposed Open Access Transmission Tariff revisions to customers and other stakeholders. Meeting materials and a redline of the proposed revisions are now available for review on WAPA’s Open Access Same-Time Information […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 12, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Western Area Power Administration will host a webinar Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time to present its proposed Open Access Transmission Tariff revisions to customers and other stakeholders. Meeting materials and a redline of the proposed revisions will be available on WAPA’s Open Access […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 10, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colorado – Dawn Roth Lindell has been named Western Area Power Administration’s new senior vice president and Rocky Mountain regional manager. She will begin in the position Jan. 20. “Dawn is a visionary leader with a unique combination of strong technical skills, high […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 5, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Western Area Power Administration published its Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report titled “Value of WAPA.”  The report’s theme captures the benefits of working with the federal power marketing administration to adapt to and accommodate an industry undergoing more significant change than it has in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 25, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 ​LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Western Area Power Administration was recently named a winner of PR Daily’s 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards in the Organizational Transparency category for its proactive response to public criticism of a perceived mismanagement of funds.  “WAPA strives to be proactive in sharing […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 5, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Western Area Power Administration posted a notice of intent on the Open Access Same-Time Information System today to evaluate removing the price cap on the resale of WAPA transmission capacity.  Under WAPA’s current Open Access Transmission Service Tariff, a transmission customer […]

​ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 18, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colorado – Kevin Howard has been named Western Area Power Administration’s new executive vice president and chief operating officer.  “Kevin’s broad technical experience and organizational knowledge will greatly serve WAPA’s mission and employees,” said Administrator and CEO Mark A. Gabriel. “He will […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 4, 2018 CONTACT: Teresa Waugh, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7411 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Today, Western Area Power Administration announced the selection of new reliability coordinators for its balancing authorities and transmission operators once Peak RC ceases operations.  Beginning in late 2019, Southwest Power Pool will begin providing RC services to WAPA’s Western Area Upper Great Plains […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2018 CONTACT: Lisa Meiman, 720-962-7411, mediarelations@wapa.gov Lakewood, Colo. – The Department of Energy Inspector General’s office has concluded that WAPA is appropriately managing its unobligated balances. After reviewing WAPA’s use and strategy around unobligated balances, the DOE IG published its final report titled Western Area Power Administration’s Unobligated Balances from Various Funding […]

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2018 CONTACT: Sandee Peebles, peebles@wapa.gov, 916-353-4454 Deadline extended: Due to the July 4 holiday, proposals will be accepted until July 11, 2018. Lakewood, Colo. – The Presidio Trust; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Berkeley Site Office; and Western Area Power Administration on its own behalf are seeking to […]