Hydropower generation in the Northwest and Rockies is expected to increase 17% from 2025 levels despite snow drought conditions, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.

The Bonneville Power Administration said it continues to face steep energy deficits under “firm” water conditions over the next 10 years — but the outlook is slightly better than what the agency foresaw a year ago.

CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market is on schedule to launch May 1 with PacifiCorp as its first participant, as the new market goes through a third and final phase of parallel operations testing before starting.

Federal agencies urged the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause a lower court’s order that would increase spill levels at eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, saying the order risks increasing rates and causing costly blackouts.

The Bonneville Power Administration’s draft decision “solidifying” its day-ahead market choice in favor of SPP’s Markets+ has reignited a yearslong debate over the agency’s direction.

Utilities and lawmakers in the Northwest agree the Bonneville Power Administration’s next administrator must focus on building transmission and take risks to make that happen.

The Bonneville Power Administration could end up revising its rates to tackle the financial fallout of a federal judge in Oregon ordering increased spill levels at eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Republicans in the U.S. House introduced a bill to increase the salary for the head of the Bonneville Power Administration in an attempt to make the position more competitive and attractive as the agency searches for its next leader.

Puget Sound Energy and Avista told the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission they have taken steps to build clean energy resources quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits, while voicing concern that limited transmission capacity and the state’s greenhouse gas targets pose challenges.

The Bonneville Power Administration’s planned departure from the Western Energy Imbalance Market has prompted questions about how the agency will handle the yearlong period before it joins SPP’s Markets+.