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Oct 29, 2024Company NewsElaine Goodman

NV Energy’s decision to join CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market rather than SPP's Markets+ was based partly on concerns that participation in the latter would “lead to substantial expenditures with limited results,” a representative of the Nevada utility said.

BPA Markets+ Support Intact Despite Exec’s Resignation, Agency Says

Oct 27, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

The Bonneville Power Administration’s commitment to fund the second phase of SPP’s Markets+ won’t be swayed by the departure of the executive leading the agency’s day-ahead market initiative, an official told the Markets+ Participants Executive Committee.

Arizona G&T

Arizona G&T Cooperatives Announces Pursuit of EDAM Benefits Study

Oct 23, 2024CAISO/WEIMAyla Burnett

A group of Southwest electric cooperatives explore ways to motivate the Western Area Power Administration’s Desert Southwest Region to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

Customer Benefits Must Drive Market Decisions, NM Commissioner Says

Oct 23, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

Utilities should put customer benefits first when deciding on which Western day-ahead electricity market to join, New Mexico Commissioner Gabriel Aguilera said.

WER Architects-Planners

Regulators Get Look into Monitoring Plans for Markets+

Oct 20, 2024MarketsAyla Burnett

Western regulators on the Markets+ State Committee probed an SPP Market Monitoring Unit official on how the department plans to address implementation of the new day-ahead market.

SPP Sees Bias in Brattle Western Market Studies, Exec Says

Oct 20, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

An SPP executive closely involved with developing Markets+ said recent Brattle Group studies on Western day-ahead markets appear to be aimed more at swaying utilities in favor of CAISO’s EDAM than providing an unbiased assessment.

Camano Island Chamber of Commerce

5th ‘Alert’ Touts Markets+ Support for Clean Resources, GHG Policy

Oct 17, 2024CAISO/WEIMHenrik Nilsson

Markets+ proponents argue that the SPP framework allows more flexibility for integrating greenhouse gas emission reduction programs across various states than CAISO’s EDAM.

Powerex

Powerex Contests Brattle’s EDAM/Markets+ Comparative Study

Oct 10, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

The study comparing key features of CAISO’s EDAM and SPP’s Markets+ contains “several material misstatements of facts” and overlooks evidence “directly contrary to its conclusions,” Powerex contends.

The Brattle Group

Brattle Study Finds EDAM Gains, Markets+ Losses for BPA, Pacific NW

Oct 9, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

BPA would earn $65 million in annual benefits from joining CAISO’s EDAM but face $83 million in increased yearly costs from participating in SPP’s Markets+, according to a new Brattle study.

PacifiCorp

Brattle Study Likely to Fuel Debate over EDAM, Markets+

Oct 3, 2024CAISO/WEIMRobert Mullin

The white paper by The Brattle Group offers a point-by-point comparison of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market and SPP’s Markets+ that leans in favor of EDAM but stops short of endorsing either market.

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