Major Western utilities plan to discuss coordinated market services and the possible formation of an organized market in an exploratory group.

The California Energy Commission updated its midterm reliability analysis for 2022-2026, concluding California has enough capacity without adding fossil fuels.

Distributed energy resources, electrification and just wholesale compensation for both dominated two panels during the virtual North America Smart Energy Week.

FERC gave CAISO and NYISO 30 days to explain some details of the treatment of DER aggregations described in their Order 2222 compliance filings.

CPUC President Marybel Batjer — who has tackled wildfires, blackouts and PG&E — said she'll leave at the end of the year, with five years left in her term.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market is poised to make its largest expansion ever next spring with the inclusion of the Bonneville Power Administration.

California air quality regulators are devising a program to lower increased emissions that may occur as the state tries to meet energy demand during severe weather.

FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.

WAPA's Desert Southwest Region said it plans to join CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market, further splitting the PMA's regions between the ISO and SPP.

RTOs and ISOs described their strategies for using quick ramping products to offset weather-dependent renewable resources at a FERC conference Tuesday.