Increased discussion of a Western RTO is being driven by clean-energy mandates and state laws requiring transmission owners to join an organized market.

Car manufacturers selling in states that follow California’s ZEV regulations would be able to transfer ZEV credits among states under a new CARB proposal.

Panelists at a FERC technical conference on energy and ancillary services markets agreed that rules should be changed to incent new resource types.

The California Energy Commission granted nearly $24 million to foster zero-emission transit buses, school buses and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

CAISO paused its WEIM EDAM effort last year but renewed it Wednesday amid a growing push for greater Western regionalization and market coordination.

A California Energy Commission workshop explored ways that grid-interactive efficient buildings can contribute to carbon reduction goals.

PG&E de-energized power lines in California as high winds and drought raised the risk of wildfires, but it was able to keep its latest PSPS more limited.

An Oregon committee discussed how a Western RTO would likely take shape for reasons much different from those that motivated the other organized markets.

The California PUC began investigating the safety practices of gas and electric utilities under its jurisdiction to head off disasters.

Major Western utilities plan to discuss coordinated market services and the possible formation of an organized market in an exploratory group.