California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

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California Lawmakers to Discuss Amendment Requests to Pathways Bill
TURN is finding some success in getting California state lawmakers to address the group’s concerns about what the Trump administration might do if the state moves forward with plans to hand over control of CAISO’s energy markets to an independent regional organization.
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Calif. Senate Committee Backs Pathways Initiative Bill
A California senate committee voted unanimously in favor of the Pathways bill, bringing the Golden State closer to allowing CAISO to cede oversight of its energy markets to an independent RO.
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PJM Stakeholders Discuss How to Increase Storage Development
A panel of storage developers, regulators and RTO representatives discussed the roadblocks holding back the growth of battery storage installations in PJM.
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SunZia Gets Mixed Decision on Tariff
FERC approved the non-rate terms of SunZia Transmission’s proposed transmission owner tariff but sent the tariff’s non-subscriber usage rate to a settlement process and potential hearing.
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CAISO Issues ‘Expedited’ Plan for Allocating EDAM Congestion Revenues
CAISO released a draft final proposal detailing how EDAM will allocate congestion revenues in circumstances when a transmission constraint in one BAA produces “parallel” flows in a neighboring BAA also participating in the market.
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CAISO Pauses Study of New Market Run Proposal for Gas Resources

CAISO sidelined a proposal to provide an additional market run for gas resources due to a lack of information on the subject and a need for operational experience with the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

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Reliability Projects Dominate CAISO’s $4.8B Draft Transmission Plan
CAISO's 2024/25 draft transmission plan recommends 31 new projects at an estimated cost of $4.8 billion, slanting heavily toward reliability needs.
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WEIM Q4 Prices Down on Lower Gas Costs, CAISO DMM Finds
CAISO's Department of Market Monitoring found lower natural gas prices helped drive down energy prices in the WEIM in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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WEIM Experience, Reliability Benefit Drove EDAM Decision, BANC Says
For the Balancing Authority of Northern California, a positive experience with CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market was a key factor in the decision to also join the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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Fast-paced Effort will Address EDAM Congestion Revenue Issue
CAISO launched an “expedited” initiative to address stakeholder concerns about how EDAM will allocate congestion revenues when a transmission constraint in one balancing authority area causes congestion in a neighboring BAA.

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