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CAISO will be inherently compromised in its role as an operator of a deeper Western market because of its conflicting responsibilities as BA within that market, a group of entities that support SPP’s Markets+ argue in their latest “issue alert.”
The Pathways Step 2 proposal offers a blueprint for divvying up functions between CAISO and the RO that backers envision will provide an independent framework for governing the ISO’s Western markets.
BPA should be allowed to decide on a day-ahead market without outside federal interference, a group of Northwest publicly owned utilities that favor SPP’s Markets+ told DOE in a letter.
BPA's biggest risks in joining SPP’s Markets+ come down to footprint size and the limited transmission connectivity between the Northwest and Southwest entities most inclined to join the market, agency executives said.
A polite discussion at a BPA day-ahead market participation workshop ended on a testy note as critics of the staff leaning in favor of SPP’s Markets+ urged the agency to rethink its position and consider once again delaying a market decision.
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