Federal regulators have largely approved a new electricity market that will help enhance system reliability, lower costs to…
This post is written by Angus Duncan and originally published in Clearing Up. SUMMARY: In this guest column, Angus…
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced his intention to work with the “legislature, California stakeholders, and our partners in other…
Integrating utilities across the western United States into a single, organized power market is the best way to…
CAISO• West
The Bill That Could Connect California to Sun, Wind, and Savings Across the West
April 21, 2023The fragmented balancing of electricity delivery throughout western states may get one step closer to becoming integrated next…
The Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), which was recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is designed to provide…
CAISO• Markets• West
Western Electricity Market Approval Points to Decarbonization and Consumer Savings
February 2, 2023The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) just took an important next step toward integrating the western grid to…
CAISO• Markets• West
WRA Praises Regional Approval of the CAISO-Offered Extended Day-Ahead Energy Market
February 1, 2023This blog is reposted from Western Resources Advocates. Western Resource Advocates commends the approval today of the Extended…
With proposals to expand power market services to western states advancing on two fronts, utilities from Oregon to…
After a year of record-breaking heat waves, drought, and flooding, here’s some good news for the western United States:…
Linking together the electricity grids of 11 western states into one Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) could create hundreds…
FERC• Gas• Litigation• LNG• Pipelines• West
NRDC Sues FERC over Unlawful Jordan Cove LNG Project
May 28, 2020This blog was authored by NRDC fellow Alison Gocke, who has worked with Gillian on the Jordan Cove…
By Carl Zichella, NRDC Alum A regional electricity transmission operator—almost certainly an expanded California Independent System Operator (CAISO)—may be inevitable…
FERC• Gas• LNG• Pipelines• West
Three Strikes, You’re Out: The Unneeded Jordan Cove Project
July 11, 2019Developers who wish to build new interstate gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas (LNG) export or import terminals…
Capacity Market• Demand Response• Distributed Energy Resources• Energy Efficiency• Markets• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• Transmission• West
Transforming the Grid Is Essential for a Safe Climate Future
October 11, 2017This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to…
Capacity Market• FERC• ISO-NE• MISO• PJM• West
More Recent FERC Decisions: Week of May 9th, 2016
May 13, 2016By Tim Murphy, Program Assistant, Sustainable FERC Project & John Moore, Senior Attorney, Sustainable FERC Project FERC approves…
CAISO• FERC• Reliability and Resilience• Transmission• West
Highlights from the February FERC Open Meeting
March 2, 2016Notice of Inquiry on Primary Frequency Response. In Docket No. RM16-6, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on the need…
ISO New England Inc., Docket No. ER13-1957-000, et al. FERC conditionally accepted the Order 1000 interregional transmission coordination…