California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
CAISO
CAISO issued its first energy emergency alert of the summer after falling short on ramping capacity as solar output rolled off its system.
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CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market took the unusual step of rescinding a rule change that it never actually implemented.
CAISO
The CAISO board approved a proposal that will allow transmission projects outside California to join the ISO under a new subscriber-funded model that avoids allocating costs to ISO load-serving entities.
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The competition for organized markets in the West grew Friday as the Bonneville Power Administration launched a process to choose between day-ahead markets proposed by CAISO and SPP and regulators from five Western states urged the establishment of a new, independent RTO covering the entire West.
CAISO
The more than 5,000 MW of batteries connected to the CAISO grid are playing in increasing role in maintaining reliability, a report from the ISO's Market Monitor shows.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Interconnection costs are on the rise across the U.S., according to a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analysis of thousands of projects in five organized electricity markets.
CAISO/EIA
California's duck curve deepened to new levels this spring as solar capacity increased, at times exceeding demand, the Energy Information Administration said.
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FERC rejected PG&E's proposed transmission-to-transmission interconnection agreement, which generated strong opposition.
Regenerate California
California's gas-fired power plants experienced a surge of curtailments and spiking emissions during last summer's heat wave, according to the report from an in-state environmental coalition.
TransWest Express
Developers held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the TransWest Express line, intended to carry 3 GW of wind power from Wyoming to California.
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