The NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs department provides representation for NCPA members at the state and federal levels, and in both the legislative and regulatory arenas.  Through the active participation of the locally-elected officials who comprise NCPA’s Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee, our agency advances consumer-oriented, environmentally and socially responsible policies on behalf of the communities we represent.

Throughout the year, NCPA members actively participate in state and local policy forums, and work closely with policymakers and their staffs to partner on initiatives that promote affordable, reliable, and clean energy resources.

The NCPA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee, comprised of locally-elected officials, meets regularly to chart the course for the agency’s policy programs – ensuring a direct linkage between NCPA and the interests of the communities and districts we serve.  This construct ensures that NCPA is a true voice of the consumer as we engage in state and federal policy debates.

The mission of the Power Management Business Unit is to enhance the financial positions of NCPA members through:

1. the economic planning, scheduling and dispatching of member contracts and assets to meet load
2. the effective management of NCPA power pool operations and contractual arrangements
3. integration and optimization of the Western power resource on behalf of the assigning pool members into pooled operations
4. management and coordination of power transportation arrangements, including the NCPA/CAISO Metered Subsystem Aggregation contract and the NCPA/Member Scheduled Coordination Program Agreement
5. coordination of joint and individual member service requests
6. management and coordination of purchase and sale activities within both member and NCPA risk management criteria
7. coordination of planning, operations, and maintenance activities with the CAISO as the control area operator, and
8. advocacy on behalf of members in technical, legislative, and regulatory proceedings.

The Business Unit's programs are divided into five subdivisions: