NERC has certified SPP’s reliability coordination offering in the Western Interconnection, allowing the RTO to offer those services effective Dec. 3.

Having become RC of record for much of the West, CAISO’s RC West is taking on new responsibilities as time error and GMD monitor for WECC.

California officials hammered PG&E executives during a legislative hearing over the utility’s mishandling of multiple public safety power shutoffs.

Members of the WECC Member Advisory Committee heard a number of proposed changes to their charter, most prominently a plan to authorize electronic voting.

FERC accepted an agreement between CAISO and a Calpine plant to provide black start service, but agreed that more cost information was needed.

SoCal Edison came under increasing scrutiny for its possible role in starting the Saddleridge Fire, while PG&E defended its public safety power shutoffs.

PG&E restored power to 738,000 customers after its public safety power shutoffs prompted a backlash from the public, state regulators and elected officials.

As roughly 600,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers remained without power, the president of the California PUC called the situation “unacceptable.”

SPP’s efforts to extend RC services to about 12% of the Western Interconnection’s load remains on a glide path, staff said at Black Hills Energy’s offices.

All systems are go as WECC enters the final stretch to ensure its dozens of balancing authorities safely integrate into new Reliability Coordinators.