November 21, 2024

2020 Western heat waves

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FERC OKs CAISO Wheel-through Restrictions
FERC approved CAISO's controversial rule changes on wheel-throughs, intended to ensure the ISO has adequate capacity this summer.
California Energy Commission
California PUC Orders Additional 11.5 GW but No Gas
The California PUC ordered an additional 11.5 GW of procurement by mid-decade but backpedaled on a plan to include up to 1,500 MW of fossil fuel generation in the mix.
WECC
Glick Says West Should ‘Finish the Job’ on RTO
FERC Chairman Richard Glick says "the time is right for the states, the region’s utilities and other key stakeholders" to form one or more Western RTOs.
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Nevada PUC Calls for Organized Market in West
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada said a Western market would help alleviate supply shortfalls like those that occurred last August.
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FERC Offers Guidance on Exceeding Western Price Caps
FERC provided guidance to Western electricity sellers on how and when to seek exceptions for transactions that exceed the region’s $1,000/MWh soft cap.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Wildfires, Extreme Weather Test Western Regulators
During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.
CAISO Summer Measures Get FERC Approval
FERC OK'd CAISO tariff revisions intended to prevent the kind of supply shortages that triggered rolling blackouts in California last summer.
FERC Summer Assessment Spotlights Western Drought Risks
Extreme heat and drought conditions are a major cause for concern in the Western Interconnection, according to FERC’s summer assessment.
CAISO Could See More Outages this Summer
California could experience capacity shortfalls this summer during severe heat because of limited imports and low hydroelectric production, CAISO said.
CAISO Readies for Storage Scale-up
CAISO has launched a new stakeholder initiative to foster the connection of large amounts of energy storage in the coming years.

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