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CAISO Says Constrained Tx Contributed to Blackouts

Convergence Bidding, Under-scheduling also Major Causes, Report Says

Oct 7, 2020

California / California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / Energy Market / Virtual Transactions / California / Resource Adequacy / Transmission Operations

A report on the causes of California’s August blackouts details for the first time the role that convergence bidding played in masking tight supply and contends that constrained transmission prevented much needed imports from reaching the state. The 107-page report to Gov. Gavin Newsom by CAISO, the California Public Utilities...

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