The coalition of utility commissioners that proposed the creation of an independent Western RTO is wasting no time getting the project up and running.

Utility regulators from Oregon and California discussed their proposal for a new independent RTO covering the entire West for the first time publicly.

PacifiCorp will be able to meet Oregon’s ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for electric utilities but “it will not be without challenges,” a company official said.

Utilities shared ways to narrow the impact of public safety power shutoffs — and convince customers of the need for them — at the WIEB Wildfire Meeting.

The electric sector must fundamentally reconsider how it measures and manages grid reliability, speakers on a WECC panel said.

The WPP's future independent board will include the previous PJM CEO, a former member of WEIM's Governing Body and WPP’s present board chair, among others.

Oregon officials are grappling with how the natural gas sector will fit into the state’s decarbonization strategy.

Oregon regulators began a proceeding to determine how to incorporate ambitious clean energy and social equity goals into utility resource planning.

Oregon IOUs are asking state regulators to alter key provisions in a newly proposed set of rules designed to bolster utility wildfire mitigation plans.