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- Should Californias Grid Join a Larger Regional Electricity Market . . .
One in every 9 Americans lives in California And right now its Congress is debating a bill that "would help establish a regional electricity market capable of tying together the American West's three dozen independent power grids," according to the Los Angeles Times' newsletter about climate chang
- What Does Western Grid Regionalization Mean for California?
In theory, a Western RTO would improve grid reliability, energy market efficiency, and regional transmission planning These all have the potential to accelerate the transition to clean energy for Western states and lower energy costs for ratepayers
- California is on the path to a regional electricity market
By placing California on the path to a regional electricity market, SB 540 will help keep electric bills affordable, speed up pollution cuts from the dirtiest power plants and provide the West with more predictable access to clean energy resources, all while making the grid more reliable
- Commentary: The power grid battle thats dividing California . . .
Arkansas-based Southwest Power Pool, which operates the electric grid across much of the central U S , is recruiting Western utilities to its own regional market
- Report Lays Out Arguments For and Against Expanding Western Electricity . . .
As the California legislature debates the state’s energy future, a new study takes a fresh look at the pros and cons of creating a Western regional grid, and illuminates the complexities that have helped stall bills addressing the issue over the past three years
- Western Grid at a Crossroads: Why One Market Is Better Than Two
With increasing impacts from climate change, western states are in need of robust and reliable grid integration To achieve this, however, unifying the West under one, large electricity market is key to maximizing the potential decarbonization, reliability, and affordability benefits
- A Regional Power Market for the West: Risks and Benefits | Next 10
Grid regionalization could change how and where renewables are built, bought and sold, with ramifications for energy markets in California and across the West The new report lays out arguments for and against expanding the western electricity market through the formation of a regional independent system operator (ISO)
- Newsom commits to reaching grid regionalization deal this session
What happened: Newsom threw his support behind regionalization efforts that would establish a California-led regional energy market to trade electricity more efficiently across state lines
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