The California Independent System Operator (ISO) said two Northern California utilities are planning to participate in the ISO’s western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) have begun negotiating … Continue reading
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Federal regulators, responding to the Aliso Canyon gas leak, have proposed new safety procedures for all underground natural gas storage facilities in the nation. The new procedures, developed by the , will be overseen by the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline … Continue reading
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) and the Mexican electric system operator, El Centro Nacional de Control de Energía (CENACE), announced that CENACE has agreed to explore participation by its Baja California Norte grid in the Energy Imbalance Market. The … Continue reading
Phoenix-based Arizona Public Service (APS) and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) of Washington State began full participation in the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) on October 1. The EIM is a real-time wholesale power market managed by the California Independent System … Continue reading
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has appointed Uduak-Joe Ntuk as the city’s first-ever oil administrator to regulate the safety of oil operations in the city. He will begin serving in the $133,500-per-year post in October, heading a new Office of … Continue reading
Natural gas supplies this winter should be adequate for the needs of Southern California residents and businesses, despite earlier fears about shortages resulting from the shutdown of operations at the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon storage facility. That’s the conclusion of a … Continue reading