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December 5, 2025

Gabriel Aguilera

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Large-load Tariffs Touted as Alternative to ‘Side Deals’
As regulators grapple with rate design for large customers such as data centers, some experts are pointing out the transparency benefits of tariffs compared to special contracts between the utility and customer. 
ITC Midwest
CREPC TC Issues 1st Cost Allocation Study
CREPC TC, in collaboration with Energy Strategies, issued its first transmission cost allocation study to provide the Western electricity industry with guidelines on how to tackle the thorny issue.
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EDAM Congestion Debate Builds Even as CAISO Moves to Address Issue
The dispute over how CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market will allocate congestion revenues to market participants continues, even as the ISO moves to address stakeholder concerns.
The Brattle Group
NM Regulators Poke Assumptions Behind EPE’s Markets+ Choice
A recent study that contributed to El Paso Electric’s decision to join SPP’s Markets+ rather than CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market has raised questions among New Mexico regulators.
El Paso Electric
EPE’s Markets+ Decision ‘Not Transparent,’ NM Regulators Say

A New Mexico Public Regulation Commission workshop aimed to restore trust between the commission and El Paso Electric after the utility’s surprise announcement in January that it planned to join SPP’s Markets+.

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NM PRC Issues ‘Guiding Principles’ for Electricity Market Participation
The Public Regulation Commission voted 3-0 to adopt the guiding principles which emphasize customer benefits, transparency, stakeholder involvement and tracking of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Customer Benefits Must Drive Market Decisions, NM Commissioner Says
Utilities should put customer benefits first when deciding on which Western day-ahead electricity market to join, New Mexico Commissioner Gabriel Aguilera said.
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Western Officials Get Rundown on ‘Irritating, Inefficient’ Market Seams
Utility staff charged with managing real-time operations will be equipped to deal with the seams between two Western day-ahead markets, but the situation will be far from ideal, Western state energy officials heard at the CREPC-WIRAB spring conference.
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
NM Commission to Set Standards for RTO, Day-ahead Participation
State regulators have launched a process to develop “guiding principles” regarding participation in a regional day-ahead market or RTO.
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
NM Rings in New Year with Reconfigured Utility Commission
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed three members to the state’s revamped Public Regulation Commission, which previously had five elected members.

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