FERC issued a set of orders signaling the disputes around the Western energy crisis of 2000/01 might finally be winding down.

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

More uniformity in transmission planning standards and broader considerations of benefits are needed, officials said at the EBA’s annual meeting.

Supporters and skeptics of a plan to give the EIM’s Governing Body more joint authority with CAISO over changes to the market debated the matter.

More than 40 electric industry professionals, regulators and academics joined the second EnVision Forum, sponsored by FERC and Virginia Tech.

FERC approved a settlement between CAISO and the operator of the aging 27.5-MW Channel Islands cogeneration facility over a reliability must-run agreement.

Debate over using large-scale blackouts to prevent wildfires in California has become more urgent as the state heads into another fire season.

The CPUC and CAISO instituted new resource adequacy requirements and conservation programs in preparation for the coming summer.

California regulators are trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s unprecedented use of PSPS to prevent utility equipment from igniting wildfires.

Utility securitizations are making a comeback as power companies & state governments seek ways to deal with the huge costs associated with decarbonization.