How the West’s new Energy Imbalance Market is building a smarter energy system
One of the great speculations about the Western grid has been tested and proved true.
A new report shows the just-initiated energy imbalance market (EIM) linking the California grid and the seven state Pacificorp system saved almost $6 million in its first two months. The market allows utilities to trade energy from on a significantly larger area to balance out supply and demand fluctuations.
