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Who is WestConnect?

WestConnect is a regional transmission planning organization that coordinates long-term electric transmission studies among utility members in the western United States, within the Western Interconnection.

  • Regional transmission planning and study coordination
  • Long-term transmission needs assessment and project evaluation
  • Compliance support for federal regional planning requirements
  • Stakeholder engagement among participating transmission providers
  • Grid reliability and resource integration planning
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WestConnect operates as a collaborative planning group in which transmission providers develop shared views of future grid needs. Its work aligns with federal requirements for regional transmission planning, including processes established under FERC Order 890 and Order 1000. These frameworks require transmission providers to coordinate planning across neighboring systems and to consider reliability needs, public policy requirements, and economic factors.

In utility and enterprise environments, the organization's activities are positioned as a planning input rather than a commercial product. Outputs typically include power flow and production cost modeling, reliability assessments, and evaluations of candidate transmission projects. These analyses rely on established industry tools and standard data sets, including load forecasts, generation interconnection queues, and resource portfolios submitted by members.

The technical frameworks involved draw on North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards and Western Electricity Coordinating Council criteria, which govern planning practices across the Western Interconnection. Planning cycles are generally multi-year and iterative, with study scenarios updated as load growth, distributed energy resources, and generation retirements change system conditions.

Coordinated regional planning can reduce duplicated facilities, support cost allocation discussions among participants, and identify projects that serve multiple objectives. For infrastructure leaders, the value lies in consistent study assumptions across areas and documented justification for transmission investment.

Similar solution categories include other regional transmission planning entities in North America that operate under the same federal framework. Differences generally lie in geographic scope, member composition, and planning horizon rather than in core methodology.

Within the grid infrastructure and power transmission category, the organization's active focus areas center on planning studies, stakeholder coordination, and transmission portfolio development, where planning, reliability, and resource integration are the primary solution areas.

Our description of WestConnect. Updated October 2026.

Market segments

  • Utilities / Grid Infrastructure & Power Transmission

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