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March 19, 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.
California Wildfire Bill Clears Committee
The California legislature passed a conference committee report on SB 901 Tuesday night to protect consumers and help utilities pay for wildfire damages.
Bond Sales Eyed to Fund Utility Wildfire Costs
Lawmakers have unveiled a new plan to help California’s investor-owned utilities cover the costs of wildfires sparked by transmission lines.
PG&E
Can PG&E Quit CAISO? FERC Wants to Know
FERC instructed Pacific Gas and Electric and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to brief it on whether Cal. law allows PG&E to quit CAISO.
SoCal Edison
FERC Rejects SoCal Edison Bid to Curtail Storage First
FERC denied Southern California Edison’s proposal to treat its energy storage customers differently from its retail and wholesale ratepayers.
Public Service of New Mexico
PNM Seeks to Join Energy Imbalance Market
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has applied to join the Energy Imbalance Market by 2021, the EIM Governing Body learned.
PGE
Diablo Canyon Shutdown Bill Goes to Brown
A measure to replace generating capacity and limit economic disruption from the retirement of Diablo Canyon is headed to California Gov. Jerry Brown.
CAISO Department of Market Monitoring
More Gas, Hydro Push CAISO Prices Down in Q2
After a surge in Q1, CAISO prices fell in the second quarter based on lower prices for natural gas and increased output from wind, hydroelectric and solar.
NASA
California Utilities Lose Bid to Reduce Wildfire Liability
An unpopular proposal by California Gov. Jerry Brown to limit the liability of utilities for wildfire damage has been tabled for now.
© RTO Insider
NERC OKs Utilities’ Transfer to ReliabilityFirst
The NERC Board of Trustees approved Wisconsin Public Service Corp.’s and Upper Michigan Energy Resources’ requests to move to ReliabilityFirst from MRO.
CAISO Regionalization Bill Cast on Uncertain Course
The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee sent a bill that would transform CAISO into an RTO back down to the Rules Committee.

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