West Needs to Add Transmission for Renewables, CEOs Say
April 12, 2021Western states must work together to build transmission avoid blackouts, Idaho Power CEO Lisa Grow and CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer agreed. | © RTO Insider LLC
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Western states must work together to build transmission avoid blackouts, Idaho Power CEO Lisa Grow and CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer agreed. | © RTO Insider LLC
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Read MoreFERC sent CAISO’s first systemwide RMR agreement to settlement proceedings after the ISO raised questions about the contract’s fairness. | Union of Concerned Scientists
Read MoreThe debate over using large-scale blackouts to prevent wildfires in California has become more urgent as the state heads into another fire season. | Technosylva
Read MoreA NARUC report says California will need to use more advanced planning methods to ensure resource adequacy with an ever-growing reliance on renewables. | NRRI
Read MoreThe California PUC and CAISO instituted new resource adequacy requirements and conservation programs in preparation for the coming summer. | California PUC
Read MoreThe Zogg Fire started when a leaning tree struck a PG&E power line, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. | Jeff Head via Flickr
Read MoreFellow Democrats are questioning California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to spend $1.5 billion to accelerate the adoption of zero-emissions vehicles. | California State Assembly
Read MoreA new report found that California will need to build renewable generation and storage resources at a record pace to provide 100% clean energy by 2045. | © RTO Insider
Read MoreThe Western Energy Imbalance Market approved two CAISO measures and endorsed a third measure to improve reliability and mitigate capacity shortfalls. | © RTO Insider
Read MoreCalifornia regulators are trying to avoid a repeat of last year’s unprecedented use of public safety power shutoffs to prevent utility equipment from igniting wildfires. | California State Assembly
Read MoreA stakeholder initiative to help ensure resource adequacy and avoid energy emergencies this summer is headed to the CAISO Board of Governors. | Southern California Edison
Read MoreCalifornia’s energy policy leaders came together to weigh the potential impact of the state’s sharply rising electricity rates on its electrification goals. | CPUC
Read MoreNew PG&E Corp. CEO Patti Poppe vowed change as she laid out her vision for the state’s largest utility, which reported a loss of $1.05/share for 2020. | Tanner Hembree/USDA Forest Service
Read MoreCAISO issued a draft final proposal for its summer readiness market enhancements initiative just three weeks after presenting a straw proposal. | Shutterstock
Read MoreThe California PUC is seeking ways to help the millions of utility customers with their past-due energy bills stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. | California PUC
Read MoreThe California PUC approved a massive increase to its resource-needs projections, which CAISO will use in its transmission planning process for 2021/22. | © RTO Insider
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom named new members to the CAISO Board of Governors, Public Utilities Commission and Energy Commission. | © RTO Insider
Read MoreEight of California’s community choice aggregators said they will join forces to create one of the state’s largest procurement entities. | Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Read MorePacific Gas and Electric submitted its latest wildfire prevention plan to the California Public Utilities Commission as it faces threats of intense scrutiny. | Shasta County Sheriff’s Office
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