The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the 11th utility to announce plans to participate in the CAISO-run Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

Powerex has signed an agreement with CAISO to become the first non-U.S. participant in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

Panelists discussed the CAISO Energy Imbalance Market at the annual meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners.

CAISO stakeholders voiced skepticism about the effectiveness of a new ISO initiative to prevent early retirement of unprofitable generators.

A CAISO official told stakeholders that reforms to the congestion revenue rights auctions will come only after painstaking analysis.

A CAISO operations shift manager recounted how and why the ISO declared its first Stage 1 emergency in 10 years on May 3.

The continued closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility remains an issue for the summer readiness of the Southern California grid.

A new CAISO initiative could allow power producers a way to temporarily suspend the operation of an unprofitable generating plant.

CAISO’s wholesale costs to serve load last year fell by 9%, the lowest nominal expense since 2008, according to an annual market performance report.

Witness after witness at the FERC technical conference cited California competitive wholesale markets, often in an unflattering context.