In an episode of NewsData's People in Power Podcast, United's Brian Turner discusses the recent passage of California Assembly Bill (AB) 825, and the path forward for an independently governed energy market in the West.
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Colorado Newsline reports on a Western Governors' Association Workshop, where United's Leah Rubin Shen spoke on the “Transmission Needs for More-of-the-Above" panel, emphasizing that the West will need to increase transmission capacity in order to meet growing energy demand, strengthen reliability, and lower energy costs for consumers.
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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.
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Stateline reports that Western states are moving closer to creating a regional electricity market following the passage of California's AB 825. The article quotes United's Leah Rubin Shen talking about the benefits of joining such a market, including sharing resources more efficiently, lowering costs, and improving grid reliability across the West.
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In an opinion piece for Utility Dive, United’s Brian Turner explains what comes next after the passage of California's AB 825, a bill allowing the state’s utilities to join electricity markets governed by a new, independent West-wide organization. The new organization will let states opt into services a la carte, with more to come. This uniquely Western model will lower costs, improve reliability, and respect each state's policy goals.
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Canary Media reports on the passage of AB 825, the Pathways bill, which was signed into law as part of a major climate-and-energy legislative package. AB 825 will allow California to join with the West in creating a regional day-ahead energy market. The article quotes United's Brian Turner, who called the bill a "starting gun" for a Western energy market that will lower costs, strengthen the grid, and protect California's authority.
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Utility Dive reports on Governor Newsom signing a sweeping energy package into law. Among those was AB 825, the Pathways bill, which paves the way for an independent body to oversee a regional Western energy market. The article quotes United's Leah Rubin Shen, who said that this was a culmination of nearly a decade of work that will deliver a more reliable grid and a more flexible and affordable energy future for the West.
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Governor Newsom signs Assembly Bill 825 into law, a monumental step for greater Western regional collaboration
SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, California Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 825, the Pathways bill, into law, marking a significant milestone for Western collaboration by allowing California to take part in an independently managed regional electricity market.
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Bloomberg Government reports that California lawmakers are pushing for Assembly Bill (AB) 825, which would allow the state to join a regional energy market. United's Leah Rubin Shen highlighted that the bill demonstrates California's commitment to a more affordable, reliable, and sustainable Western energy market.
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In an opinion piece for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, United’s Leah Rubin Shen urges the California legislature to pass Senate Bill 540, which would allow California to join a West-wide regional energy market this year. She warns that failing to act could leave California isolated from the rest of the West. The benefits of joining such a market would save ratepayers $1B annually, improve grid reliability during extreme weather, and make better use of existing clean energy resources.
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