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December 5, 2025

Western RTO

NARUC Panel Takes on West’s ‘Surreal Summer’
NARUC panelists examined the extraordinary events last summer in the Western Interconnection, including California's rolling blackouts.
Study: Western RTO Could Yield $1.2B in Yearly Savings
The creation of a Western RTO could save the region more than $1.2 billion annually in electric costs, according to a new study.
Western RTOs ‘Imperative,’ Says Retiring CAISO CEO
In an interview with RTO Insider at CAISO’s headquarters, outgoing CEO Steve Berberich talked about Western regionalization and his impending retirement.
Tx Summit Explores California’s Link to Rest of West
The often tense relationship between California and other Western states occupied much of this year’s Transmission Summit West.
SPP’s Western EIS Market Poised to Challenge EIM
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 BOD/Members Committee Briefs: April 30, 2019
SPP is stepping up its bid to offer market services in the Western Interconnection, with interested participants approaching the RTO for more details.
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Overheard at the 2018 NARUC Annual Meeting
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting attracted regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders.
ACORE Forum Ponders ‘Energy Revolution’
ACORE's Renewable Energy Grid Forum took place at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, within blocks of the headquarters of major tech companies.
Western Grid’s Future Debated at CPREC-WIRAB Meeting
The formation of a Western energy market was a contentious topics of discussion at the fall joint meeting of CREPC and WIRAB.
Q&A: PJM’s Ott Still Looking West
PJM CEO Andy Ott sat down with RTO Insider for the second time this year to discuss the RTO’s perspective on a Western market.

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