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The California Independent System Operator Board of Governors and the Western Energy Markets Governing Body have approved an important step toward establishing a revised governance model for the ISO’s wholesale electricity markets “designed to improve reliability and reduce the cost of delivering electricity to consumers across the West,” CAISO said on Aug. 13.
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The California ISO Board of Governors and the Western Energy Markets Governing Body on Nov. 7 approved the next legal steps to implement the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 1, once the trigger based on formal commitments to participation in the Extended Day-Ahead Market is met.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. on Dec. 5 announced the successful implementation of the first operating day of Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) in the ERCOT market.
While impacted public power utilities, investor-owned electric companies and electric cooperatives have already restored power to nearly 750,000 customers as of 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Jan. 29 in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, work continues around-the-clock, especially in the communities that saw between 1 and 2 inches of destructive ice accumulations.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has selected 17 projects, including one proposed by Texas public power utility Kerrville Public Utility Board, to advance to the next phase of the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Loan Program application review process, KPUB said on Aug. 29.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed a Procurement Analysis Tool (PAT) that it said can help energy buyers cut through the complexity with data-driven insights tailored to their needs.
This two-part webinar series provides public power professionals with essential knowledge and practical strategies for managing pole attachments, covering both foundational concepts and current legal, regulatory, and operational trends.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the launch of New York’s first Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals, which is intended to procure one gigawatt of bulk energy storage as part of New York’s 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap.