December 22, 2024

Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC)

LADWP
LADWP Gets Board’s OK to Join CAISO’s EDAM
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners gave the go-ahead for LADWP to join CAISO’s EDAM, in a move expected to increase the utility’s annual net revenue by almost $40 million.
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BANC Signs Agreement to Join EDAM
The Balancing Authority of Northern California became the third entity to formally join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, following PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric.
Salt River Project
4 Arizona Utilities Commit to Joining Markets+
The joint announcement by APS, SRP, TEP and UniSource Energy marks a significant win for SPP after a string of victories for CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market.
West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative
Pathways Initiative Issues Final ‘Step 2’ Proposal
The Pathways Step 2 proposal offers a blueprint for divvying up functions between CAISO and the RO that backers envision will provide an independent framework for governing the ISO’s Western markets.
WAPA
WAPA Sierra Nevada Region to Advance with EDAM
The Western Area Power Administration said its Sierra Nevada region will pursue “final negotiations” to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, notching another — if expected — victory for the ISO in its competition with SPP’s Markets+.  
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Pathways Backers Express Confidence on Calif. Legislation
Key backers of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative told state energy officials they’re confident California lawmakers next year will pass a bill needed to relax state oversight on CAISO’s markets and establish the "RO" envisioned by the initiative.
The Brattle Group
Updated EDAM Study Shows Doubling of PacifiCorp Benefits
PacifiCorp is poised to realize up to $359 million a year in net benefits from participating in CAISO’s EDAM, nearly double a previous estimate, according to a newly updated study by The Brattle Group.
CAISO
WEIM Yields $365M in Q2 Benefits with Hot Start to Summer
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market provided its 22 participants with $365.04 million in economic benefits from April to June down 4% from the same period a year ago.
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New Western ‘Regional Organization’ Could be Folsom-based
The new "RO" envisioned by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative might be based near CAISO’s headquarters in Folsom, Calif., according to a straw proposal.
Idaho Power
FERC Approves EDAM Tx Revenue Recovery Plan
FERC approved CAISO tariff revisions that will allow transmission owners to recover transmission revenue shortfalls attributed to transitioning their assets into the Extended Day-Ahead Market.

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