California governor postpones CAISO expansion Efforts to pass legislation that would be required for expanding the California Independent System Operator market and merging it with Portland-based PacifiCorp has been put on hold, California Gov. Jerry Brown announced this week in a letter. The new regional transmission system would stretch from California through parts of Washington, … Continue reading California governor postpones CAISO expansion #EIM→
Washington, Arizona utilities begin testing CAISO EIM integration California is integrating two out-of-state utilities into its EIM, but will remain in test phase for now. “The EIM has been successful in saving tens of millions of dollars by leveraging the generation and transmission capacity across the West, with a larger geographic region to optimize,” CAISO … Continue reading #Washington, #Arizona utilities begin testing CAISO #EIM integration→
California Has More Solar Power Than You Think—a Lot More The state’s solar power records are higher than official numbers suggest. California has more solar power than any other state in the U.S. — and that’s always been the case. Every summer, the California Independent System Operator issues a press release explaining that the state … Continue reading #California Has More Solar Power Than You Think—a Lot More→
Blackouts looming, California speeds battery deployment after Aliso Canyon gas leak A new proposal shows how the gas shortage may accelerate storage’s integration into the bulk power system If there is a silver lining to California’s massive Aliso Canyon methane leak, it could be for energy storage projects. The leak has led to plans for … Continue reading Blackouts looming, California speeds battery deployment after Aliso Canyon gas leak→
Federal judge rules IID lawsuit against CAISO can move forward SAN DIEGO — A federal judge has ruled that the Imperial Irrigation District’s lawsuit alleging monopolistic practices by the California Independent System Operator can move forward. The ruling from United States District Court Judge Anthony J. Battaglia came Monday. CAISO had filed a motion to … Continue reading Federal judge rules #IID lawsuit against CAISO can move forward→
Governance Plan Critics Urge Slowdown of Western RTO Development Critics of CAISO’s most recent draft proposal of principles for governing a Western RTO contend the ISO is moving too quickly to get a plan to California lawmakers before the close of the current legislative session in September. Speaking at a joint state agency workshop in … Continue reading Governance Plan Critics Urge Slowdown of #Western_RTO Development→
CAISO Touts Cost And Renewables Benefits Of EIM The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says that the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) yielded $23.6 million in benefits in the second quarter of this year – all while optimizing renewable energy use to displace nearly 68,000 metric tons of carbon emissions. According to the grid operator, … Continue reading CAISO Touts Cost And Renewables Benefits Of #EIM→
How aggregated DERs are becoming the new demand response Grid operators are designing new markets and mechanisms to get reliability and flexibility from aggregated distributed energy resources. The value of electricity is never greater than when it is not available. Take California’s historic energy crisis in the early aughts. Big power users had promised in … Continue reading How aggregated DERs are becoming the new #demand_response→
AES to partially replace California gas plant with 300 MW of battery storage AES is already developing 100 MW of battery storage operating at the Alamitos facility, according to the Long Beach Post, which will operate under a 20-year contract with Southern California Edison when it comes online in 2021. But AES plans to triple … Continue reading #AES to partially replace California #gas plant with 300 MW of battery storage→
Western transmission owners mull organized market as alternative to CAISO The Western Area Balancing Authority spans 15 states with more than 17,000 miles of transmission line, making its inclusion in the fledgling Mountain West Transmission Group a big draw for other potential participants. According to RTO Insider, UAMPS CEO Doug Hunter told Utah lawmakers at … Continue reading Western transmission owners mull organized market as alternative to CAISO→
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