December 24, 2024

Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM)

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EIM Participants Seek Resource Test Tweaks
EIM market participants voiced concerns about fluctuating load forecasts that make it harder to pass resource sufficiency tests.
Berkshire Companies Request EIM Rate Authority
Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiaries PacifiCorp and NV Energy asked FERC to lift bidding restrictions placed on them in the EIM.
CAISO Monitor Says Bid Rule Changes Flawed
CAISO's Monitor submitted comments on the ISO’s straw proposal for its Commitment Cost and Default Energy Bid Enhancements (CCDEBE) initiative.
EIM Members Wary of Need for CAISO Wheeling Charge
The CAISO proposal to provide transmission revenue to balancing authority areas that wheel power received a wary response from EIM stakeholders.
Wary FERC Approval for Powerex EIM Agreement
FERC staff have accepted CAISO’s implementation agreement for Powerex to join the EIM but cautioned that the arrangement could be subject to further scrutiny.
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CAISO Drops EIM Third-Party Transmission Plan
CAISO dropped a proposal that would have allowed third-party transmission providers to participate in the EIM after getting negative feedback on the plan.
CAISO Leads EIM Q2 Benefits, Exports
CAISO hauled in the largest share of the $39.52 million in benefits produced by the EIM during the second quarter.
CAISO Board Approves Aliso Canyon Rules Package
The CAISO Board of Governors greenlit new rules that allow the grid operator to constrain the operations of gas plants across the state and the EIM.
EIM Leaders Endorse CAISO Gas Constraint Measure
EIM leaders endorsed a CAISO proposal that would allow the ISO to constrain output from natural gas-fired plants across the market.
CAISO Monitor Says EIM Bid Limits No Longer Needed
Energy transfer capacity in the EIM footprint is now sufficient to justify removing bid limits that are in effect for some members, the CAISO Monitor says.

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