PacifiCorp selected bids from developers of four wind farms totaling 1,300 MW, advancing an effort that would expand the company’s wind portfolio by more than 60% if constructed.

FERC approved a package of modifications developed by CAISO for the EIM, and issued several other decisions related to Western states and energy markets.

The CAISO Board of Governors enacted new governance policies and named Governor David Olsen as chairman.

CAISO is moving ahead with major modifications to its congestion revenue rights (CRR) auction even as some stakeholders urge a deeper look.

Some energy resource developers in California say CAISO needs to change its interconnection rules to prevent financially unviable projects from lingering in the queue and affecting more sound projects.

California regulators approved an order bringing community choice aggregators (CCAs) into the state’s resource adequacy requirements.

Pacific Gas and Electric CEO Geisha Williams said that the utility will fight for the right to recover costs stemming from California wildfires.

Nearly 600 people crowded into this year's California Energy Commission EPIC Symposium, doubling attendance from last year.

Peak Reliability and PJM Connext have refined their pitch to attract participants to a new Western energy market, saying they envision “a marketplace built by and for the West.”

CAISO operating revenues jumped 4.4% to $214 million last year on the back of increased Energy Imbalance Market earnings and an uptick in summer activity.