A CAISO official revealed that a generation owner has approached the ISO about seeking a 2019 reliability-must-run contract.

Environmental groups cheered the announcement by NRG Energy that it will retire three natural gas-fired plants in Southern California.

CAISO officials on Wednesday urged California lawmakers to pass legislation that would convert the grid operator into an RTO.

CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market proposal could be done without the political entanglements involved with an RTO, Sarah Edmonds said.

RTO officials asked FERC to allow their stakeholder processes time to develop additional resilience measures and to require more gas-electric coordination.

Westerners still hold some “anxiety” and “hesitancy” about a new RTO in the region, says EIM Governing Body Chair Doug Howe.

Western Energy Imbalance Market leaders endorsed CAISO’s controversial proposal to give generators more bidding flexibility.

Portland General Electric and the Bonneville Power Administration said Wednesday they have signed two agreements that will help PGE avert a generation shortage after it shuts down its coal-fired Boardman Generating Station in 2020.

CPUC President Michael Picker asked state lawmakers for guidance on the increasingly precarious financial health of the state's investor-owned utilities, which face growing risks stemming from wildfires.

Some states are creating energy policies without enough regard for grid reliability, possibly forcing FERC to intervene, Commissioner Robert Powelson said.