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December 24, 2024

Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC)

EIM Entrants Cite Changing West as Motivation for Joining
CAISO’s EIM Governing Body and Regional Issues Forum heard from Modesto Irrigation District, Tacoma Power and Turlock Irrigation District.
Bonneville Power Signs Agreement with CAISO EIM
The Bonneville Power Administration signed an implementation agreement with CAISO to begin participating in the Western Energy Imbalance Market in 2022.
EIM Attracts More BANC Members, WAPA Region
Three BANC members and WAPA’s Sierra Nevada division jointly announced they intend to join CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market.
CAISO Seeking to Contain PSPS Spillover
CAISO will seek to protect neighboring balancing authority areas if investor-owned utility members de-energize transmission lines due to wildfire threats.
SMUD Goes Live in Western EIM
The Western Energy Imbalance Market continued expanding as the Sacramento Municipal Utility District became the first publicly-owned utility to begin participating in CAISO’s real-time electricity market for the West.
SMUD Balancing Area Inks Agreement for EIM Membership
The balancing area for the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District signed an agreement allowing SMUD to join the Western EIM in 2019.
SMUD to Join EIM in Spring 2019 at the Earliest
The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) will join the Western EIM in spring 2019 at the earliest, according to the head of BANC.
Sacramento Utility to Join EIM; Other BANC Members May Follow
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District will join the CAISO EIM and other members of the Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) may follow.

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