Powerex is navigating a turbulent relationship with EIM rules the company says undercut the value of its hydro power resources.

Small modular reactors are more easily tailored to varying usage and sites, industry experts told the annual meeting of Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).

FERC gave final approval to NERC reliability standards on training requirements and the coordination of protection systems.

The budding efforts to increase the energy efficiency of U.S. marijuana operations will become increasingly critical as the commodity grows into a global market, energy industry experts said Monday.

FERC Commissioners Cheryl LaFleur and Richard Glick told state regulators at the annual meeting of the WCPSC that they will take a light-handed approach as the West develops new market structures.

The California State Senate passed legislation that would allow the state’s investor-owned utilities to pass through the costs of wildfires to ratepayers.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized the state’s investor-owned utilities to recover $738 million for electric vehicles (EV) charging infrastructure.

CAISO is going back to the drawing board to overhaul its reliability-must-run (RMR) program, switching to a “holistic” approach.

NERC said Wednesday that its annual summer reliability assessment indicates ERCOT and CAISO will face operational challenges and potential reliability concerns this summer, thanks to the two ISOs’ respective loss of baseload generation and lack of fuel assurance.

Trees contacting Pacific Gas and Electric distribution lines caused four Northern California wildfires last year that burned about 9,400 acres, state investigators said.