CAISO’s EIM Governing Body and Regional Issues Forum heard from Modesto Irrigation District, Tacoma Power and Turlock Irrigation District.

FERC approved a settlement reducing Southern California Edison’s 2018 transmission rates and a partial settlement for an ROE increase for wildfire risks.

FERC found that CAISO, ISO-NE and MISO had largely complied with Order 841, but it ordered changes to some of the grid operators’ proposed tariff revisions.

CAISO engineers examined options for transmission upgrades to resolve reliability concerns and reduce natural gas' role in meeting capacity requirements.

CAISO is moving ahead with a plan to stem systemwide market power, even though not everyone is convinced the effort is necessary.

FERC accepted an agreement between CAISO and a Calpine plant to provide black start service, but agreed that more cost information was needed.

Representatives from utilities, RTOs and technology vendors gathered at FERC headquarters for a workshop to discuss the role of grid-enhancing technologies.

The California PUC voted unanimously to recommend that some older gas-fired plants remain open for up to three years to prevent reliability problems.

Competitive transmission developers made an argument at OPSI’s annual meeting: Supplemental projects undermine regional planning efforts.

CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market posted more than $801 million in benefits for its participants after five years of reporting quarterly results.