Energy efficiency plays a crucial role in decarbonization because it can reduce costs as demand for electricity grows, panelists said in a CEC workshop.

Decarbonizing the U.S. grid will also mean overcoming communities’ aesthetic objections to large projects, Seattle City Light CEO Debra Smith told SEPA.

CAISO issued a grid warning Thursday after generators tripped offline during a record-breaking heat wave across the Southwest and much of California. “CAISO is forecasting a resources deficiency with all available resources in use or forecasted to be in use for the specified time period,” the ISO said in its warning notice. The warning was …

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Utility wildfire experts told WECC that another expected year of hot, dry weather will increase the danger of major fires in the West.

CAISO's EIM provided its members $101.01 million in economic benefits during the first three months of 2021, an increase of 75% over a year ago.

Western states must work together to build transmission avoid blackouts, Idaho Power CEO Lisa Grow and CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer agreed.

CAISO’s Western EIM notched another milestone as it welcomed the country’s largest municipal utility and extended its border to include much of New Mexico.

GAO urged FERC and the DOE to develop strategies for responding to increasing stresses on the electric grid from climate change.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine calls for an expanded role for federal leadership in transmission planning.

CAISO’s top priority in 2021 will be making sure there is enough generating capacity for summer after last year’s shortfalls.