February 24, 2025

Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM)

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Colorado PUC: State Could Save up to $230M in Wholesale Market
A Colorado PUC report found that joining an organized wholesale electricity market could save the state’s utilities $50 million to $230 million annually.
Southern, Duke Defend SEEM at Renewables Conference
Renewable developers don't expect much from the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, saying it falls short of the transparency and competition in RTOs.
CAISO
CAISO Reconvenes EDAM Stakeholder Meetings
CAISO restarted the stakeholder process to expand its Western Energy Imbalance Market from a real-time to a day-ahead interstate market after a 14-month break.
CAISO
Western EIM Sees Record Benefits in Q3
The Western Energy Imbalance Market racked up $301 million in benefits in the third quarter of 2021, surpassing or approaching yearly totals in 2019 and 2020.
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Bonneville Commits to Joining Western EIM
The Western Energy Imbalance Market is poised to make its largest expansion ever next spring with the inclusion of the Bonneville Power Administration.
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Oregon RTO Committee Ponders Paths to Regionalization
A meeting to hash out an upcoming Oregon study on RTO membership turned to how the state’s participation might fit into other developments in the West.
CAISO
WAPA Desert Southwest Region to Join Western EIM
WAPA's Desert Southwest Region said it plans to join CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market, further splitting the PMA's regions between the ISO and SPP.
CAISO
Western EIM Approves ‘Sub-entity’ Participation
The WEIM approved participation by utilities within an entity's balancing authority area — a move intended to convince Xcel Energy Colorado to join the market.
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CAISO Agrees to Share More Power with EIM
CAISO's Board of Governors and the Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body agreed to a new split of authority in which FERC could settle disputes.
CAISO
EIM Governance Review Committee OKs Power Share with CAISO
The Western Energy Imbalance Market's Governance Review Committee approved its proposal for a new delegation of authority between the EIM and CAISO boards.

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