Two Arizona utilities received approval to convert coal-fired power plants to run on natural gas, projects they say will enhance grid reliability, reduce emissions and preserve jobs.

The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a demand-side management plan for Arizona Public Service that slashed the plan's proposed budget by more than half and eliminated many of its programs.

California lawmakers have passed a landmark bill that will allow CAISO to transition the governance of its markets to the independent “regional organization” envisioned by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kevin Thompson said he thinks his state’s four major utilities may have erred in committing to joining SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.