The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee said it hopes to seat a permanent board by either next year or 2027 for the regional organization that will govern energy markets in the West.

The stars may not yet have aligned for CAISO in the contest to bring an organized electricity market to the West, but key industry players appeared to be doing just that at an ISO event to celebrate the progress of its Extended Day-Ahead Market.

CAISO scored a potentially important victory when the Balancing Authority of Northern California said it will pursue membership in the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market — and not SPP’s Markets+.