PG&E announced that its 182.5-MW Elkhorn Battery project, comprising 256 Tesla Megapack units, had commenced operation in CAISO.
The Bonneville Power Administration is on target to enter the Western EIM in early May after executives made a final determination on its market readiness.
SPP said it plans to close its Western Energy Imbalance Service, with members joining either its proposed Markets+ program or its Western RTO.
LS Power CEO Paul Segal says the U.S. should appoint independent system planners, mandate interregional transfer capability and boost transmission competition.
A CAISO market report says high natural gas prices drove a 50% run-up in electricity costs in Q4 2021, hitting the Western Energy Imbalance Market as well.
With grid challenges looming and lithium in short supply, California is looking to accelerate the deployment of non-lithium-ion long-duration storage.
Western Power Pool named Sarah Edmonds as new CEO as it seeks to incorporate much of the Western Interconnection into its growing resource adequacy program.
BPA is on track to enter the Western Energy Imbalance Market on May 3, despite lingering issues with software systems related to market integration.
FERC ruled that New York TOs can exercise a right of first refusal for transmission upgrades without being bound by other developers’ cost caps.
After leading the WPP for four years, outgoing President Frank Afranji shared his views on the Western Resource Adequacy Program with the WECC board.