Citing an energy “emergency” in the Northwest this winter, DOE ordered TransAlta to continue operating Washington’s last coal-fired generating plant for three months beyond its scheduled retirement at the end of this year.

The Western Energy Markets Governing Body approved a set of revisions to CAISO's gas-fired energy generation resource management program after two years of work with stakeholders.

The Western Transmission Expansion Coalition plans to publish its 10-year outlook for Western transmission needs in February 2026 and has begun outlining the 20-year plan, according to Energy Strategies, which is developing the report.

CAISO continues to work to revise the rules around how congestion revenues will be allocated to participants in the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, which will be launched in spring 2026.

The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee approved the bylaws and incorporation documents for the organization that will govern CAISO’s energy markets.

CAISO and SPP have made “significant progress” on adapting existing tools to tackle seams between the two entities’ respective day-ahead markets, according to a CAISO representative.

The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a demand-side management plan for Arizona Public Service that slashed the plan's proposed budget by more than half and eliminated many of its programs.

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Pacific Gas and Electric's request to recover about $382 million from customers to operate the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo next year.

As the Bonneville Power Administration prepares to join Markets+, the agency hopes to complete the initial program governance setup and define its commercial model for market participation in early 2026.

Western state utility commissioners should encourage “standardization and harmonization” to effectively integrate inverter-based resources throughout the region, according to a guide developed by WIRAB and Elevate Energy Consulting.