In a move that signifies its expanding reach across the Western Interconnection, the Northwest Power Pool has rebranded itself as the Western Power Pool.

CAISO's Board of Governors and the Western Energy Imbalance Governing Body adopted changes to WEIM's resource sufficiency evaluation for market participants.

The California PUC ordered the electric sector to reduce greenhouse gasses and adopted a plan to add 40 GW of new clean resources at a cost of $49 billion.

A dry January and February are clouding the prospects for hydroelectric generation this summer following two years of severe drought in California.

The California Public Utilities Commission put a controversial net-metering plan for rooftop solar on hold "until further notice" as it considers revisions.

CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market hit a record $739 million in member benefits in 2021, putting its total close to $2 billion since it launched in 2014.

Washington utilities Avista and Tacoma Power will not delay their entry into the Western EIM, despite BPA’s decision to postpone joining by two months.

CAISO's new 20-year transmission outlook projects a need for $30.5 billion in new lines to carry renewable and stored power across California and the West.

A WECC study found that the West needs emerging technologies capable of replicating the performance of gas plants to reach 100% clean energy by 2040.

The Bonneville Power Administration said it will delay its entry into the Western EIM by two months to work out technical and training issues.