The U.S. Interior Department approved the first phase of the California Desert Renewable Plan, a master plan for developing renewable energy on 10.8 million acres of California desert.

The increased adoption of distributed energy resources occupied center stage during the second day of CAISO’s annual Stakeholder Symposium.

Gov. Jerry Brown reaffirmed his commitment to an expanded CAISO, a month after calling for a delay in efforts to complete enabling legislation.

CAISO launched an initiative to develop a greenhouse gas accounting system suitable for an expanded ISO.

Arizona Public Service and Puget Sound Energy have met the milestones to participate in the CAISO-run Western EIM and will begin trading in the market on Oct. 1.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved proposed Tariff revisions that will require new renewable resources be capable of providing grid-stability services as a condition for interconnecting with the ISO’s system.

The newly established Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) governing body kicked off its first meeting last week by electing its leadership.

Winter grid operations in Southern California are unlikely to be compromised by natural gas pipeline restrictions due to the shutdown of Aliso Canyon.

CAISO is proposing to amend its Tariff to expand the definition of a “load-serving entity” to include any organization granted authority to serve its own electricity needs.

California lawmakers last week passed SB 32, a bill to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.