The Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) expanded its footprint and ambitions in 2017 while new suitors lined up to compete with CAISO as the vehicle for a Western RTO.

FERC ordered hearing and settlement proceedings on Southern California Edison’s proposal to revise its transmission formula rate.

CAISO’s Department of Market Monitoring discussed the ISO’s third-quarter market results with participants.

Operators of traditional resources say the Vision 2030 paper drifts outside CAISO’s purpose of assuring reliability and managing markets.

California regulators have approved new measures aimed at the prevention of wildfires, as utilities face growing scrutiny.

CAISO’s Board of Governors approved new generator contingency modeling, rules extending time for generator interconnections and EIM enhancements.

Three solar advocates filed a joint challenge to the Montana PSC’s decision to alter the contract terms available to small generators under PURPA.

CAISO is floating a proposal that would extend many of the features of its day-ahead market into the footprint of the EIM.

CAISO day-ahead prices hit all-time highs for the second time this year during the third quarter, the ISO’s Department of Market Monitoring said.

California regulators are set to vote next month on a proposal that CCAs be subject to the resource adequacy requirements of electric utilities.