FERC staff recommended the commission relicense three Idaho Power-owned dams that have been operating under annual licenses since 2005, finding the company’s proposed measures adequately mitigate the environmental impact of the dams.
A new Brattle Group study examined the impact on planning reserve margins of an alternative Western resource adequacy program that includes expected participants in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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The Western Resource Adequacy Program Day-Ahead Market Task Force held its first meeting after the program’s binding decision deadline, with members exploring how the new participant footprint will impact transmission connectivity and other issues.
FERC granted Great Basin Transmission’s request for incentives and a transmission owner tariff for its SWIP-North line – rejecting arguments that the project no longer makes sense with the cancellation of the Lava Ridge wind farm.
Sixteen entities have committed to participating in the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s first financially “binding” season covering winter 2027/28, the Western Power Pool said.
Calpine, Eugene Water & Electric Board, PGE and PNM joined NV Energy in leaving the Western Resource Adequacy Program, while Idaho Power signaled its continued commitment.
The proposed merger between Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy likely will reshape the map in the competition between CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market and SPP’s Markets+ — but it’s still too early to know where new boundaries will be drawn.
