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April 3, 2026

CAISO/WEIM

The California Independent System Operator serves about 80% of California's electricity demand, including the service areas of the state's three investor-owned utilities. It also operates the Western Energy Imbalance Market, an interstate real-time market covering territory that accounts for 80% of the load in the Western Interconnection.
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California Snowpack Near Record Lows as Summer Approaches
Despite a few large storms in January and February, California snowpack levels are near record lows due to a heat dome that settled over the state in March.
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BPA Explores Rate Alternatives Following Order to Increase Dam Spills
The Bonneville Power Administration could end up revising its rates to tackle the financial fallout of a federal judge in Oregon ordering increased spill levels at eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
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Draft Nevada PUC Order Would Allow NV Energy to Join EDAM
A draft order from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada signals that the commission is likely to approve NV Energy’s participation in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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ROWE Close to Finalizing Board Selection Process
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee is finalizing role specifications for the initial board members of the Regional Organization for Western Energy as it prepares to evaluate candidates.
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CAISO Monitor Seeks Speedy Replacement of Interim EDAM Congestion Revenue Approach
CAISO’s Department of Market Monitoring urged the ISO to replace its interim congestion revenue allocation rules under its forthcoming Extended Day-Ahead Market “as soon as practicable.”
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Wash. Utilities Race to Break Ground Before Renewable Tax Credits Expire
Puget Sound Energy and Avista told the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission they have taken steps to build clean energy resources quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits, while voicing concern that limited transmission capacity and the state’s greenhouse gas targets pose challenges.
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‘Widespread Support’ for CAISO’s $8.5M ROWE Funding Plan
CAISO is moving toward approval of an $8.5 million financing plan for the Regional Organization for Western Energy’s start-up costs.
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CPUC OKs Data Center Tx Upgrades Using Distribution Refund Approach
In approving construction of new transmission facilities for a 49-MW data center in Sunnyvale, the California Public Utilities Commission relied on a process typically used for distribution projects.
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ROWE to Address Governance of New Western RA Program by Fall
One of the first items the yet-to-be-seated board of the Regional Organization for Western Energy could decide on is whether to administer a resource adequacy program, as backers seek to have a proposal in place later in 2026.
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FERC Issues Order 917 Requiring Changes to Electric Quarterly Reports
FERC approved changes to electronic quarterly reports, which are required of market participants and help track rates and charges of the firms it regulates.

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