RCC non-utility committee members sought

Alan Bailey

for Petroleum News

The Alaska Railbelt electric utilities are inviting applications for non-utility membership on the Implementation Committee for the Railbelt Reliability Council, an organization that is being formed to oversee the operation of the Railbelt electricity system. The 12-member committee will consist of six utility representatives and six non-utility stakeholders in the electricity system. The Implementation Committee will oversee the development of the RRC.

Applications for non-utility positions on the committee must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 17. The utilities say that committee membership will operate on a volunteer basis and members will be unpaid but will provide opportunities to help address Railbelt-wide regional electrical issues, to ensure electrical grid resilience and to reduce long term costs. Further information, including committee membership criteria and required qualifications, can be found at www.alaskapower.org/rrc/

- ALAN BAILEY