The Energy Imbalance Market nominating committee is recommending that Kristine Schmidt be reappointed to the market’s Governing Body.

Western state utility commissioners expressed support for providing the CAISO EIM Governing Body with increased authority.

Participants in a forum created by CAISO to discuss EIM issues and want to move quickly to complete an evaluation that will shape the group’s role.

CAISO management is proposing to amend the EIM charter to explicitly provide the market’s Governing Body with a voice in any future governance changes.

CAISO has signed a transmission agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration designed to facilitate Energy Imbalance Market transfers.

The unpredictability of cloud cover, which can cause sharp and sudden drops in solar production, creates a challenge for load forecasting in the EIM.

Stakeholders and EIM Governing Body members gathered in Las Vegas to express their support for the CAISO-created Regional Issues Forum.

The balancing area for the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District signed an agreement allowing SMUD to join the Western EIM in 2019.

FERC said it will give CAISO more time to address its concerns over intertie bidding at the borders of the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

Participants in the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) should not rely on it to reduce their capacity requirements, CAISO cautioned.