CAISO asked the Department of Energy  to allow six gas generators to operate for grid reliability while potentially exceeding pollution limits.

The California Energy Commission approved a measure to speed the interconnection of batteries to the grid following an emergency order by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

CAISO said total storage capacity and discharge capability nearly doubled in July compared with a month before in its latest summer market performance report.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger touted California's move to offshore wind as researchers at the USC Schwarzenegger Institute released a study on its benefits.

Low hydro output, a summer heat wave and high prices during evening ramps helped boost CAISO’s load-serving costs by 3% last year despite lower gas prices.

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

The Western Energy Imbalance Market's Governance Review Committee approved its proposal for a new delegation of authority between the EIM and CAISO boards.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency declaration aimed at keeping the lights on this summer by waiving clean-air rules and paying more for demand response.

The West needs new transmission near term and far more in the long term for California to meets its goal to provide customers with 100% clean energy.

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