The near shutdown of the California-Oregon Intertie by a wildfire renewed concerns about the vulnerability of major transmission pathways.

Arizona has joined Colorado, Nevada and Oregon in exploring membership in an RTO in the Western Interconnection.

Arizona regulators approved a demand management plan that includes incentives for homeowners who install battery storage with their rooftop solar system.

Utility wildfire experts told WECC that another expected year of hot, dry weather will increase the danger of major fires in the West.

CAISO's EIM provided its members $101.01 million in economic benefits during the first three months of 2021, an increase of 75% over a year ago.

A panel at WIRES’ virtual spring conference focused on the challenges of integrating and managing DERs after FERC Order 2222.

A new Lessons Learned report published by NERC goes over the mistakes that led to the fire and explosion of APS’ McMicken battery in Arizona.

FERC largely approved the Order 845 compliance filings for CAISO, NYISO and a handful of utilities, though none of the entities received perfect marks.

CAISO’s Western EIM delivered more than $60 million in benefits to its participants in the fourth quarter of 2019, bringing the total to $862 million.

The Standards Committee approved the posting of a report recommending new evidence retention rules and rejected a SAR on frequency response.