Seven Western entities have now expressed support for participating in the next phase of SPP's market development in the Western Interconnection.

A group of Western utilities plans to help SPP develop its Markets+ program in the West and to examine the benefits of joining it or CAISO's day-ahead market.

A CAISO market report says high natural gas prices drove a 50% run-up in electricity costs in Q4 2021, hitting the Western Energy Imbalance Market as well.

NWPP took its first steps implementing its Western Resource Adequacy Program, allowing participants to submit resource data for a “nonbinding” phase.

FERC issued a set of orders signaling the disputes around the Western energy crisis of 2000/01 might finally be winding down.

The proposed expansion of CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market to a day-ahead market won’t be as voluntary as advertised, some stakeholders are arguing.

FERC approved two CAISO proposals to address concerns that the EIM’s rules constrain hydroelectric operations and undercut the value of resources.

CAISO secured the largest chunk of the EIM’s $86 million in gross benefits during the second quarter as the solar-heavy ISO exported 2.16 million MWh.

NERC’s Standards Committee approved the posting of proposed changes to its GMD standard and authorized new initiatives on cyber system info access management.

Pacific Northwest members reaped an unusually large chunk of the Western EIM's benefits in the first quarter, leaning on it to keep up with demand.