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December 5, 2025

Western RTO

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Northwest Ponders RTO with Mix of Hope and Skepticism
Talk of an RTO for the Western Interconnection lived during the annual meeting of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition (NIPPC).
Western Regionalization ‘No-brainer,’ PJM CEO Says
PJM is leaving the door open to developing an organized electric market in the Western Interconnection, despite the downfall of Peak Reliability.
California Energy Commission
Can Calif. Go All Green Without a Western RTO?
California may be able to meet its carbon goal by 2045, but it’s going to be more difficult and more expensive without a Western RTO, advocates contend.
Overheard at Transmission Summit West
Transmission planners voiced their thoughts about an increasingly decentralized grid at Infocast’s 10th Annual Transmission Summit West.
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Western RTO Proponents Vow to Keep Trying
Even after failing three times in three years, supporters of CAISO regionalization say they’ll likely keep at it until they succeed.
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
CAISO Expansion Bill Dies in Committee
A measure to expand CAISO into an RTO for Western states failed to clear the legislature for the third time in three years.
CAISO Regionalization Bill Cast on Uncertain Course
The California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee sent a bill that would transform CAISO into an RTO back down to the Rules Committee.
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Western RTO or Bust? Not so, Says Industry
Talk of a Western RTO continued at the 11th annual gathering of the Western Power Issues Roundtable, after several shakeups in the Western Interconnection.
California State Senate
CAISO Regionalization Bill Edges Toward Senate Vote
The CAISO regionalization bill that would transform CAISO into an RTO passed another key California State Senate committee.
Senate Committee Advances CAISO Regionalization Bill
A California Senate committee advanced a bill that would allow CAISO to be transformed into a Western RTO, a change that has been met with heavy opposition.

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