The Seattle City Council authorized Seattle City Light to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on joining the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) request for rehearing of an order that limited the amount the utility can be reimbursed.

The CAISO Board of Governors voted to expand the definition of a “load-serving entity” to include the San Francisco BART and other organizations.

PacifiCorp reaped well more than half the $26.16 million in gross benefits yielded by the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) in the third quarter, CAISO said.

Last week's FERC technical conference on the EIM began on a contentious note but concluded with participants understanding each others’ perspectives.

Meeting the California RPS goal of 50% target could require more than $5 billion in transmission upgrades, according to a state report.

The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) will join the Western EIM in spring 2019 at the earliest, according to the head of BANC.

FERC last week eliminated the must-offer obligation in effect throughout WECC since the tail-end of the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.

FERC rejected the CAISO effort to refund $217 million that the ISO said were overcharged for payments to generators operating under must-offer obligations.

FERC approved the CAISO natural gas price index used in response to the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.