CAISO secured the largest chunk of the EIM’s $86 million in gross benefits during the second quarter as the solar-heavy ISO exported 2.16 million MWh.

Multiple developers are building or seeking to build massive wind projects in Wyoming, but they lack interstate transmission options to export it.

Pacific Northwest members reaped an unusually large chunk of the Western EIM's benefits in the first quarter, leaning on it to keep up with demand.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe scored a victory after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled FERC must act on licensing review for the Klamath Hydro Project.

CAISO said Monday its Western Energy Imbalance Market has produced more than a half-billion dollars in benefits for participants since its founding five years ago, including more than $100 million in benefits in the third quarter of 2018.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market saw financial benefits soar to a record $71.2 million in the second quarter, according to a CAISO report.

FERC granted PacifiCorp a stay on the commission’s order regarding an application to transfer the company’s license for its Klamath Hydroelectric Project.

CAISO and PacifiCorp reaped the majority of the Western Energy Imbalance Market’s $42.1 million in gross benefits during the first quarter (Q1 2018).

PacifiCorp selected bids from developers of four wind farms totaling 1,300 MW, advancing an effort that would expand the company’s wind portfolio by more than 60% if constructed.

Speakers at a CAISO Regional Issues Forum discussed their approach to effectively integrating hydropower, coal and jointly owned plants into the EIM.