Peak Reliability said that it will wind down its role as a Reliability Coordinator and end its joint venture with PJM to form a western electricity market.

Grid Operators for the three RTOs vying to organize Western electricity markets faced off before an audience of utility regulators in what one state commissioner billed a “beauty pageant.”

Peak Reliability and PJM Connext are refining their pitch to convince potential participants to join their proposed Western energy market.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission held its fifth public information session on the potential addition of the Mountain West Transmission Group to SPP.

At a meeting of the Western Power Trading Forum, PJM CEO Andy Ott sat down with RTO Insider to discuss the new Peak Reliability/PJM Connext market proposal.

Peak Reliability and PJM officials promoted the independent and self-governing nature of their proposed Western energy market.

Power industry participants got their first “peak” at a potential organized market that could rival CAISO’s efforts to expand its own operations into the rest of West.

PJM and reliability coordinator Peak Reliability announced Thursday they will explore the development of electric markets and other services in the West.