Avista's [NYSE:AVA] Scott Kinney explained the factors that led to the utility's decision to join CAISO's EIM during the market’s Regional Issues Forum.

The EIM Governing Body voted unanimously to confirm new member Anita Decker, but Chair Carl Linvill also announced the resignation of member Travis Kavulla.

BPA dispelled lingering doubts about its intent to join the Western EIM, but will take time to address stakeholders about how the move will affect them.

Leaders of CAISO and its EIM established a panel to update the EIM’s governance as the real-time market grows and likely adds day-ahead bidding.

A carbon workshop hosted by the EIM underscored how West Coast and Intermountain states can be uneasy partners in CAISO’s real-time market.

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) took another step toward membership in the Western EIM when it kicked off a monthlong public comment process.

SPP has raised the stakes in what could shape up to be a long-term competition to win over the Western electricity market one service at a time.

CAISO said that Turlock Irrigation District, California’s oldest irrigation district, signed an agreement to join the Energy Imbalance Market in April 2021.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market chalked up another future member after Tucson Electric Power signed an agreement saying it will join in April 2022.

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.