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Clean Energy Business Industry Voices Strong Support for Pathways Initiative

Posted by Caroline Grace on Mar 12, 2025

Clean energy advocates show support at the California Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee

SACRAMENTO, CAToday, the California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee held an informational hearing on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. During the hearing, policymakers heard a broad range of perspectives from California stakeholderson the creation of a new regional organization to oversee energy market functions.   

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Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, California, Edson Perez

E&E News: Two Sprawling Power Markets Take Shape in the West

Posted by Jason Plautz on Mar 7, 2025

E&E News reports that Bonneville Power Administration has issued a draft decision to join Southwest Power Pool's Markets+. This move could cement a bifurcated electricity market in the West. United's Brian Turner expressed concerns that a split market would create inefficiencies, increase costs, and limit the ability to share clean energy resources across the region. Studies indicate that a split market will result in seams that will create economic and operation friction. 

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Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, Brian Turner

Advanced Energy United Applauds Pathways Bill, Which Will Expand Energy Markets, Lower Costs, and Enhance Grid Reliability for California

Posted by Caroline Grace on Feb 20, 2025

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Senate Chair of Energy, Utilities and Communication Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) and Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) introduced SB 540, legislation aimed at optimizing California’s energy markets, increasing grid reliability, reducing costs for ratepayers, and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future.

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Topics: State Policy, Press Releases, Western RTO, California, Edson Perez

RTO Insider: Pathways ‘Step 2’ Bill Introduced in Calif. Legislature

Posted by Henrik Nilsson on Feb 20, 2025

RTO Insider reports that California state lawmakers have introduced a bill (SB 540) to implement "Step 2" of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative. United's Leah Rubin Shen highlighted the reliability and cost-saving benefits of sharing resources across the West, commending the Pathways Launch Committee for their support of the bill.

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Topics: United In The News, Leah Rubin Shen, Western RTO, California

RTO Insider: Brevity Should be Key for Pathways ‘Step 2’ Bill, Supporters Say

Posted by Henrik Nilsson on Feb 17, 2025

RTO Insider reports on the Step 2 bill of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, which aims to modify CAISO’s governance structure by creating an independent regional organization (RO) to oversee the Western Energy Imbalance Market and Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). United's Brian Turner and Leah Rubin Shen emphasized that the bill should strictly enable CAISO’s participation in a regional market without imposing California’s clean energy policies on other states.

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Topics: United In The News, Leah Rubin Shen, Western RTO, California, Brian Turner

New Report Shows Positive Benefits for California from Greater Western Market Participation

Posted by Caroline Grace on Jan 28, 2025

Study shows that a larger and more diverse day-ahead market will provide greater economic benefits for Californians.

SACRAMENTO, CA—A new study was presented today by the Brattle Group for the California Energy Commission (CEC) that evaluates the economic benefits and reliability impacts of the day-ahead market footprint on California customers.

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Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, California

RTO Insider: 4 Arizona Utilities Commit to Joining Markets+

Posted by Elaine Goodman on Nov 25, 2024

RTO Insider reports that four Arizona utilities announced their plans to join SPP’s Markets+ day-ahead market over CAISO’s competing Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). United's Brian Turner expressed caution, stating that two Western day-ahead markets will create seams and market inefficiencies.  

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Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, Brian Turner

California Energy Leaders Embrace Regional Markets

Posted by Caroline Grace on Nov 22, 2024

California Clean Energy Business Representatives, Environmental Advocates, and Community Choice Aggregators express support for the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 2 Proposal

Today, the West-Wide Governance Pathways Launch Committee voted to approve the final version of its Step 2 Proposal issued in mid-November. Step 2 proposes establishing a new, independent Regional Organization (RO) to oversee Western energy markets. The RO will provide fully independent governance for the Western Energy Imbalance Market and Extended Day-Ahead Market, while CAISO will remain the market operator.

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Topics: Press Releases, Western RTO, California

POLITICO: Kumbaya for Rs and Ds on the Western Grid?

Posted by Wes Venteicher on Nov 21, 2024

POLITICO reports on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (WWGPI)'s new proposal to regionalize the Western power grid, which is expected to gain broad bipartisan support despite potential challenges from a Trump-appointed FERC leadership. The article quotes United's Brian Turner, a member of the WWGPI Launch Committee, discussing how this move will strengthen regional cooperation. 

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Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, Brian Turner

Utility Dive: Pathways Initiative Proposes Regional Organization to Oversee Western Power Markets

Posted by Ethan Howland on Oct 2, 2024

Utility Dive reports on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (WWGPI) draft Step 2 proposal that would create an independent organization to oversee the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) and pending Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), which are run by the California Independent System Operator. The article quotes United's Brian Turner, a member of the WWGPI Launch Committee, saying that this independent organization could evolve to offer a full range of regional transmission organization services. 

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Topics: United In The News, Western RTO, California, Brian Turner