Almost 190 investors, utility officials, technology company executives and others gathered for the GridWise Alliance’s two-day GridCONNEXT conference.

The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) board of directors endorsed a new three-year operating plan for the organization.

PJM and reliability coordinator Peak Reliability announced Thursday they will explore the development of electric markets and other services in the West.

CAISO extended an electric transmission emergency in Ventura County because of raging wildfires in Southern California.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee endorsed two previously tabled nodal protocol revision requests following lengthy discussions.

Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer Marcus Sachs, one of seven direct reports to NERC’s CEO, resigned effective Nov. 27, the organization said.

FERC approved NYISO’s request for a 30-day extension for submitting additional reliability-must-run (RMR) tariff revisions.

CAISO and PG&E are opposing the terms of a reliability-must-run (RMR) agreement for 2 California natural gas-fired plants that Calpine submitted with FERC.

FERC approved the NYISO tariff revisions to implement a new reliability-must-run program but directed the RTO to make further revisions to its plan.

Panelists discussing the DOE NOPR on grid resiliency at the NARUC Annual Meeting agreed that energy markets should put a price on what the grid needs.