CAISO’s EDAM clinched a set of wins when FERC approved the market’s revised congestion revenue allocation model and authorized participation for the EDAM’s first two members — PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric.
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market provided participants with $422.44 million in economic benefits during the second quarter of 2025, up 15% compared with the same period year earlier despite no change in membership.
The author behind the bill that would allow CAISO to relinquish market governance to an independent RO has delayed a hearing after several organizations withdrew support for the proposed legislation.
Portland General Electric’s need for new resources by 2030 has grown by 16%, largely because of a decreased capacity contribution from batteries, particularly in winter.
Even in its nonbinding phase, the Western Power Pool’s Western Resource Adequacy Program has been a valuable tool for working toward resource adequacy goals, program participants said.
Although one of the aims of day-ahead markets in the West is to fix a fragmented transmission landscape, some islanded entities will have a tough time navigating seams issues likely to arise as markets take shape, analysts at Aurora Energy Research said during a webinar.
The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved wildfire mitigation plans proposed by the state’s three investor-owned utilities and supported staff recommendations the commission said the utilities should implement.
Portland General Electric told Oregon regulators that after decades of electricity flowing from north to south through its system during the summer, the flow on a typical summer day has reversed.
The Oregon Senate is set to vote on a bill that aims to mitigate the impact of rising energy costs on consumers by prohibiting residential rate increases during the winter and requiring utilities and regulators to analyze consumer affordability when setting rates.
