PG&E announced that its 182.5-MW Elkhorn Battery project, comprising 256 Tesla Megapack units, had commenced operation in CAISO.

The Bonneville Power Administration is on target to enter the Western EIM in early May after executives made a final determination on its market readiness.

On April 3, CAISO topped its record for renewables serving load that it had set a week before, coming closer to briefly meeting demand with 100% clean energy.

SPP said it plans to close its Western Energy Imbalance Service, with members joining either its proposed Markets+ program or its Western RTO.

BPA should have enough generation to avoid capacity deficits if it decides to join the “binding” phase of the Western Resource Adequacy Program.

PG&E and Northern California prosecutors agreed to settle last summer's 1-million-acre Dixie Fire and the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County for $55 million.

In a new report, NERC and WECC highlighted four solar power-related disturbances from last year and warned that such events are likely to occur more often.

A CAISO market report says high natural gas prices drove a 50% run-up in electricity costs in Q4 2021, hitting the Western Energy Imbalance Market as well.

With grid challenges looming and lithium in short supply, California is looking to accelerate the deployment of non-lithium-ion long-duration storage.

The Pacific Offshore Wind Summit addressed the challenges of a West Coast wind industry that needs improved ports, transmission and enormous floating turbines.