The newly established Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) governing body kicked off its first meeting last week by electing its leadership.

Winter grid operations in Southern California are unlikely to be compromised by natural gas pipeline restrictions due to the shutdown of Aliso Canyon.

CAISO is proposing to amend its Tariff to expand the definition of a “load-serving entity” to include any organization granted authority to serve its own electricity needs.

California lawmakers last week passed SB 32, a bill to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy affiliates NV Energy and PacifiCorp refunded nearly $95K to customers after FERC revoked their market-based rate authority.

California and CAISO must significantly upgrade its transmission system to meet its target of generating 50% of its electricity from renewable resources.

Critics of a proposal to lower the CAISO energy market bid floor questioned its efficacy in solving the ISO’s increasing intervals of oversupply.

FERC approved rule changes to improve the ability of energy storage resources to participate in CAISO markets.

CAISO is refining a proposal for cost allocation of new transmission facilities in an expanded balancing authority that would include areas of the West outside California.

CAISO is developing a plan to shield small transmission owners from upgrade costs for interconnecting generation to serve load outside the TOs’ service areas.