SPP signaled it may be on the verge of further expanding its footprint, as several Western utilities are committed to evaluating membership.

NARUC panelists examined the extraordinary events last summer in the Western Interconnection, including California's rolling blackouts.

The creation of a Western RTO could save the region more than $1.2 billion annually in electric costs, according to a new study.

In an interview with RTO Insider at CAISO’s headquarters, outgoing CEO Steve Berberich talked about Western regionalization and his impending retirement.

The often tense relationship between California and other Western states occupied much of this year’s Transmission Summit West.

SPP has raised the stakes in what could shape up to be a long-term competition to win over the Western electricity market one service at a time.

SPP is stepping up its bid to offer market services in the Western Interconnection, with interested participants approaching the RTO for more details.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting attracted regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders.

ACORE's Renewable Energy Grid Forum took place at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, within blocks of the headquarters of major tech companies.

The formation of a Western energy market was a contentious topics of discussion at the fall joint meeting of CREPC and WIRAB.