The Western Energy Imbalance Market racked up $301 million in benefits in the third quarter of 2021, surpassing or approaching yearly totals in 2019 and 2020.

CAISO's EIM provided its members $101.01 million in economic benefits during the first three months of 2021, an increase of 75% over a year ago.

FERC granted Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Marketing authority to make market-based sales but said it would consider it an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group investment bank despite its objections.

FERC will allow the Transmission Agency of Northern California to convert capacity on a line into “option” congestion revenue rights in the CAISO market.

CAISO’s EIM Governing Body and Regional Issues Forum heard from Modesto Irrigation District, Tacoma Power and Turlock Irrigation District.

The Bonneville Power Administration signed an implementation agreement with CAISO to begin participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Market in 2022.

Three BANC members and WAPA’s Sierra Nevada division jointly announced they intend to join CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market.

CAISO will seek to protect neighboring balancing authority areas if investor-owned utility members de-energize transmission lines due to wildfire threats.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market continued expanding as the Sacramento Municipal Utility District became the first publicly-owned utility to begin participating in CAISO’s real-time electricity market for the West.

The balancing area for the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District signed an agreement allowing SMUD to join the Western EIM in 2019.