NW Energy Coalition Article on Pathways Initiative
Behind on the debate around a West-wide electricity market? Catch up with this article from the NW Energy Coalition.
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Sustainable FERC Project’s Library
Dive into an amazing library of filings and papers around transmission grid regulation.
Gridworks’ primer on transmission barriers
In November 2023, Gridworks released a primer on the barriers to backbone transmission development in the West.
CEERT & GridLab release 2023 report on transmission plan and outlook
The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) has released two reports earlier this year on the need for expansion of the high voltage transmission system and for reform of the state’s permitting process to overcome delays in transmission project permitting and construction over the past decade.
Energy Innovation report: EPA’s proposed “111 rules” will not hinder reliability
Energy Innovation released a report in November 2023 that details the potential impacts of EPA’s proposed rules restricting greenhouse gas emissions. The report finds that these rules will not hamper the clean energy development that is needed to retire more fossil fuels and meet growing demand. The report includes Energy Innovation’s research as well as information from 6 other reports.
WGG joins other PIOs in support of EDAM tariffs
Comments submitted in Docket No. ER23-2686 proceeding.
PIOs and WGG file joint comments on Pathway Initiative
Western Grid Group, Western Resource Advocates (WRA), Renewable Northwest, Sustainable FERC Project (S-FERC), Northwest Energy Coalition and Environmental Defense Fund filed joint comments on West-Wide Governance Pathway Initiative a proposed entity, governed independently, that can deliver market services throughout the West, including California.
California’s AB538 put on hold, new strategy to follow
The much anticipated energy-sharing bill AB 538 has been put on hold.
Grid Forward
Everything old is new again! Once again the discussion of forming a RSO, RTO, Status Quo, oh my! are back in the forefront of minds of planners and advocates.
NWEC blog post discusses current state of electricity market options for the West
NWEC posted an article on its blog. “Western Market Benefits to the Northwest” is an outstanding overview of the electricity market options facing utilities and states in the West. It argues that a recent state benefits study indicated that a single western RTO is the best option.