Panelists at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum heard two very different views of the health of wholesale markets.
The CAISO-run Western EIM has increased the operational flexibility of the region’s utilities, panelists said at the Infocast Transmission Summit West.
FERC issued CAISO-related rulings on PG&E, Portland General Electric and Aliso Canyon.
California’s scorching heat pushed CAISO day-ahead energy prices to record highs in the second quarter after market mitigation measures unexpectedly failed.
The CAISO board approved usage of generator contingency modeling and RAS in the day-ahead and real-time markets.
Legislature ended its 2017 session, drawing criticism for its pursuit of CAISO regionalization and for letting a 100% clean energy bill die in committee.
CAISO is dropping a handful of proposed enhancements to the EIM less than two months before the board is slated to review a broader package.
California legislation that would regionalize CAISO and mandate 100% zero-carbon retail electricity sales statewide by 2045 will not pass this year.
Last-minute legislation that would transform CAISO into an RTO has stalled in the California State Senate.
CAISO’s Department of Market Monitoring amplified its opposition to a fundamental aspect of the ISO’s plan for commitment cost mitigation.