CAISO/WEIM

The California Independent System Operator serves about 80% of California's electricity demand, including the service areas of the state's three investor-owned utilities. It also operates the Western Energy Imbalance Market, an interstate real-time market covering territory that accounts for 80% of the load in the Western Interconnection.
CAISO CEO Steve Berberich Retiring
CAISO announced that its president and CEO, Steve Berberich, intends to retire by early summer.
CPUC President Wants More Control over PG&E
California PUC President Marybel Batjer receivership may be necessary if PG&E can’t provide safe service once it exits bankruptcy.
PG&E Reports $3.6 Billion Q4 Loss
PG&E reported multibillion-dollar losses in its quarterly and annual reports but expects sustainable financial performance after it emerges from reorganization.
California Bills Target PG&E, IOUs
California lawmakers have drafted a spate of bills since early January aimed at correcting perceived wrongs by PG&E and other investor-owned utilities.
What Spring Could Bring for PG&E
The countdown is on for P&GE's bankruptcy exit, which needs to happen for the utility to participate in an insurance fund to protect it from liabilities.
EIM Governance Review Committee Now Scoping
The Governance Review Committee of CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market continued laying out the parameters of its big job this year.
CPUC Cites ‘Audacity’ of PacifiCorp Rate Request
The California PUC denied PacifiCorp’s revenue requirement request for asking to cover the depreciation of coal plants it hasn’t committed to close.
Bakersfield Balks at Electrification with CPUC
Members of the California PUC met in Bakersfield and heard a much different kind of public comment than they’re used to in San Francisco.
Judge Approves PG&E’s Deal with Bondholders
The federal judge in charge of PG&E’s Chapter 11 reorganization set a timeline for it to exit bankruptcy and approved its recent agreement with bondholders.
New Agreement Swaps COTP Access for CAISO CRRs
FERC will allow the Transmission Agency of Northern California to convert capacity on a line into “option” congestion revenue rights in the CAISO market.

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