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December 5, 2025

The Energy Authority

CAISO
EDAM Intertie Scheduling Processes Raise Stakeholder Concerns
At one of the most well attended workshops of the year, CAISO staff described new processes for scheduling intertie resources and resource adequacy imports in EDAM.
CAISO
EDAM Implementation Team Reveals New Intertie Scheduling Approach

CAISO staff showed how the grid operator plans to implement certain parts of its Extended Day-Ahead Market, with stakeholders asking for more time to comment on what they said crossed into potential policy revisions.

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BPA Chooses Markets+ over EDAM
Bonneville's final record of decision will come as little surprise to those who’ve been following market developments in the West.
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After Hitting Milestones, Markets+ Participants Advance on Phase 2

Markets+ stakeholders will have little opportunity to ease up in coming months despite a wave of favorable developments for the market.

 
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SPP MPEC Members Celebrate Markets+ Funding Order
FERC’s approval of SPP’s Markets+ funding agreement and its recovery mechanism came as backers of the Western centralized day-ahead market were meeting with the snow-capped Rockies as a backdrop.
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Day-ahead Seams Issues Could Take Years to Resolve, BPA Staff Says
BPA would have to strike several types of agreements, many of which are complex and could take years to implement, to tackle seams that could arise if BPA joins a day-ahead market, agency staff said during a workshop.
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BPA Considers Impact of Fees in Day-ahead Market Choice
BPA could face high implementation fees and operating costs under both SPP’s Markets+ and CAISO’s EDAM, but exact amounts are in flux.
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West-Wide Governance Pathway Group Digs into its Work
The committee tasked with laying the groundwork for an independent Western RTO is confronting a complex set of challenges on an ambitious timeline.
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NW Stakeholders Divided on BPA Timeline for Day-ahead Decision
Electricity sector stakeholders expressed divisions over BPA's plan to pursue an aggressive timeline for deciding whether to join CAISO’s EDAM or SPP’s Markets+.
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SPP Markets+ Stakeholders Begin Tariff’s Development
Potential SPP Markets+ participants democratically endorsed the first pieces of the day-ahead market’s tariff, acquiring a taste of the grid operator’s stakeholder process at the same time.

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