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December 6, 2025

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Benefits of Fast-start Pricing Questionable, CAISO DMM Says
Establishing a fast-start pricing mechanism in CAISO and the WEIM is complex and brings few benefits compared to other potential market enhancements, the ISO's Department of Market Monitoring said.
Bonneville Power Administration
In Letter to Senators, BPA Tempers Markets+ Leaning
The Bonneville Power Administration tamped down expectations that it is all in on SPP’s Markets+, clarifying in a recent letter to lawmakers representing Oregon and Washington that it’s still weighing the pros and cons of joining a day-ahead market.
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BPA Market Decision on Track Despite Calls for Delay
BPA remains on track to issue a decision on which day-ahead market to join by May 2025 despite calls to delay it until fall 2025 to give the agency more time to reconsider its leaning toward SPP’s Markets+.
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Nickell: SPP’s Culture Paves Way for its 2025 Success
New SPP CEO Lanny Nickell says the RTO's corporate culture is its "secret sauce" and the key to its success in 2025 as it tackles the grid of the future and expansion into the Western Interconnection.
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How FERC Under Trump Might Advance Energy Affordability in 2025
The direction FERC takes during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is up in the air, but the commission may spend some of its time attempting to cut costs to consumers.
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EDAM Won’t Eliminate WEIM-only Option, CAISO CEO Says

CAISO’s launch of the Extended Day-Ahead Market will not spell the end of a Western real-time-only offering from the ISO, according to CEO Elliot Mainzer.

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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Dec. 18, 2024
PJM stakeholders have endorsed changes to accounting of demand response in load forecasts, among other actions.
NYISO
Winter of NYISO Stakeholders’ Discontent over ‘Complete’ Projects
Two initiatives that have bedeviled discussion at NYISO committees in the last few weeks of the year reared their heads again at the final Budget Priorities Working Group meeting of the year 
MISO
MISO Switches to In-house Load Forecasting to Gauge Soaring Demand
Facing proliferating load additions, MISO has begun developing in-house long-term load forecasts after years of relying on outside help to form load outlooks.
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Western Market Developers Compare Approaches to GHGs
On the surface, CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market and SPP’s Markets+ will take similar approaches to accounting for greenhouse gas emissions — but important differences remain.

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