The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) experienced a “dramatic uptick” in failed ramping capacity tests in November and December, the CAISO IMM reported.
The CAISO decision to possibly prioritize reforms to its congestion revenue rights auctions in 2017 has provoked mixed reactions from stakeholders.
WAPA and SMUD said the Colusa-Sutter project will provide additional bidirectional transmission capacity to improve SMUD’s ability to participate in CAISO’s Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).
California will require improved transmission access to renewable resources to meet its environmental targets, according to a new report from the Energy Commission.
CAISO rang in 2016 with a strong push to expand its EIM into PacifiCorp’s sprawling service territory, but the project hit a stumbling block by mid-year.
The Western Energy Imbalance Market featured prominently in two proposals approved by the CAISO Board of Governors during its Dec. 15 meeting.
The CAISO Board of Governors approved a 2017 budget that includes a $4.3 million increase in spending but no corresponding rise in revenue requirement.
Seattle City Light has signed an agreement with CAISO to begin participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Market in April 2019.
Increased transfer capacity is keeping a lid on congestion in the EIM and limiting participants’ ability to wield market power, according to CAISO’s IMM.
CAISO has narrowed the scope of a generator interconnection plan that seeks to protect smaller transmission owners from disproportionately high costs.