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December 5, 2025

Pat O’Connell

Office of Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
Pathways Bill Passes Calif. Legislature in Lopsided Votes
California lawmakers have passed a landmark bill that will allow CAISO to transition the governance of its markets to the independent “regional organization” envisioned by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative.
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. 
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2025 ‘Challenging’ Year for SPP, Exec Says
With winter storms, load sheds and tight operating conditions, 2025 has turned out to be “quite a challenging year” for SPP.
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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Ariz. Commissioner Questions Utility Decisions to Join SPP’s Markets+
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kevin Thompson said he thinks his state’s four major utilities may have erred in committing to joining SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

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