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March 23, 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.
CAISO Seeks Rapid Response to SoCal Gas Restrictions
CAISO expedites stakeholder process to help gas-fired generators mitigate the financial impact of proposed restrictions stemming from Aliso Canyon closure.
FERC: Market Flaws Irrelevant to Case
The FERC Office of Enforcement said that the presence of flaws in the CAISO market is irrelevant to their market manipulation case against ETRACOM.
CAISO Tariff Change Would Extend Market to DER
A new CAISO Tariff provision would enable rooftop solar and other small distributed energy resources (DER) to participate in the markets.
FERC Eliminates Intertie Convergence Bids in CAISO
FERC approved a request by CAISO to eliminate from its Tariff a provision establishing convergence bidding at scheduling points on the interties into Ca.
NV Energy has Smooth EIM Integration, CAISO Says
NV Energy had a smooth integration into the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), CAISO said.
FERC Likely to Eliminate Must-Offer Rule for West
FERC proposed eliminating a market transparency rule imposed on the WECC region during the height of the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.
DOE Announces $220M for Grid Modernization
RTOs and ISOs will take part in 15 research and development projects awarded almost $38 million in funding by the Energy Department.
FERC Allows CAISO EIM to Identify Adjacent Capacity
CAISO told FERC that its software’s inability to recognize available balancing capacity was creating false scarcity in the market.
FERC Seeks $2.5M Fine in CAISO Market Manipulation
FERC ordered ETRACOM and its principal trader Michael Rosenberg to respond to allegations that they manipulated the CAISO energy market.
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