A carbon workshop hosted by the EIM underscored how West Coast and Intermountain states can be uneasy partners in CAISO’s real-time market.

The increasing number of billion-dollar wildfires, floods and hurricanes has some suggesting an end to the universal service model.

California’s annual wildfire season kicked off with high winds, a heat wave and precautionary power shutoffs by PG&E to thousands of customers.

Commissioners from a dozen Western states gathered in Wyoming to share their concerns and discuss the challenges of their jobs.

The number of state officials and utilities announcing actions because of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act signed by President Trump last month keeps growing.

Although electric utilities will see their tax rate fall from 35% to 21% under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, few are making plans to spend their savings.

The D.C. Circuit declined to overturn a FERC decision requiring Portland General Electric to purchase the full output of a wind power project under PURPA.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New York and other states.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and other states.

Critics say CAISO is moving too quickly in its effort to get a plan for a Western RTO to California lawmakers before legislative session's end.