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.
Skeptics Question CAISO Plan to Lower Bid Floor
Critics of a proposal to lower the CAISO energy market bid floor questioned its efficacy in solving the ISO’s increasing intervals of oversupply.
CAISO Refines Cost Allocation Proposal for Expanded BA
CAISO is refining a proposal for cost allocation of new transmission facilities in an expanded balancing authority that would include areas of the West outside California.
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PGE Files Diablo Canyon Shutdown Request
Pacific Gas and Electric (NYSE:PCG) filed with California regulators last week to shut down Diablo Canyon, the state’s last remaining nuclear power plant.
CAISO Plans to Protect Small Utilities from High Network Upgrade Costs
CAISO is developing a plan to shield small transmission owners from upgrade costs for interconnecting generation to serve load outside the TOs’ service areas.
Governor Delays CAISO Regionalization Effort
CAISO's effort to expand into a Western RTO will be postponed this year after California Gov. Jerry Brown postponed a formal proposal.
CAISO Charts Course for External Resource Participation in EIM
CAISO last week began work on a plan to extend external resource participation in the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).
Federal Judge Upholds Imperial Irrigation District Suit Against CAISO
A federal judge in Southern California declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that CAISO unjustly deprived the Imperial Irrigation District  of its full export rights.
Arizona Public Service, Puget Sound Energy Enter EIM Testing Phase
Arizona Public Service and Puget Sound Energy have moved a step closer to linking up with CAISO’s Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).
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CAISO, ARB to Address Imbalance Market Carbon Leakage
CAISO provided stakeholders an update on its efforts to address Air Resources Board (ARB) concerns that the EIM is not properly accounting for the impact of emissions.
Southern California Edison Preparing for Distributed Energy Future
Edison International, and its SoCalEd subsidiary, are maneuvering to capitalize on California’s effort to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals.

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