The increasing number of billion-dollar wildfires, floods and hurricanes has some suggesting an end to the universal service model.

FERC approved a package of modifications developed by CAISO for the EIM, and issued several other decisions related to Western states and energy markets.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey and others.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts and Ohio.

Critics say CAISO is moving too quickly in its effort to get a plan for a Western RTO to California lawmakers before legislative session's end.

CAISO released a revised set of principles for governing a Western RTO in a bid to convince skeptics that an expanded ISO will be amenable to the entire region.