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July 22, 2024

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)

Price Tag on Tx Needed to Meet California 50% RPS: $5B?
Meeting the California RPS goal of 50% target could require more than $5 billion in transmission upgrades, according to a state report.
SMUD to Join EIM in Spring 2019 at the Earliest
The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) will join the Western EIM in spring 2019 at the earliest, according to the head of BANC.
Mountain West RTO Could Pose Competition for CAISO
A parallel effort to create an organized electricity market (RTO) is taking shape in the inland West even as CAISO attempts to expand.
FERC Rejects Rehearing on SPP-WAPA JOA
FERC accepted revisions to SPP’s joint operating agreement with Western Area Power Administration-Upper Great Plains Region.
FERC Grants SPP Waiver
FERC approved SPP’s request to correct and resettle $13.1 million of transmission-service invoices dating back to 2009.
Meet NARUC’s New President
Meet Montana’s Travis Kavulla, who is not only in his second term on the state’s PSC but also president of NARUC.
FERC Rejects Rehearing Requests on IS
FERC denied multiple requests for rehearing and clarification of its 2014 order that conditionally approved the core Integrated System entities’ SPP membership.
Integrated System to Join SPP Market Oct. 1
The Integrated System expands SPP's footprint to 14 states, adding the Dakotas and parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming.
Markets Committee Briefs
A summary of issues the MISO Markets Committee of the Board of Directors discussed at the MISO Informational Forum last week.
CAISO Expands Reach to 7 States with Imbalance Market
The California ISO’s expansion of its energy imbalance market to six other states have some asking the question: Is this the beginning of an RTO West?

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