Following the passage of California's AB 825, KUNR reports that the West is getting closer to creating a unified regional electricity market among the Western states to replace the current fragmented system of utility contracts. United's Brian Turner highlighted the benefits of broader regional collaboration in lowering electricity costs and strengthening grid reliability.
Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, California, Brian Turner
NPR's Mountain West News Bureau featured AEE's Western RTO economic impact study, quoting Sarah Steinberg on how a regionally interconnected power grid can help tackle the region's reliability issues. Read snippets below and the full article here.
Linking the West’s electric utilities to form one organized market would create thousands of jobs and lower energy costs in Nevada, a new economic analysis suggests.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, United In The News, Sarah Steinberg