Southwest Power Pool says it has seven utilities lined up to participate in its regional transmission organization, the first that to overlap both the Eastern and Western Interconnections
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Islands in the Rockies
Colorado a century ago was poorly connected by roads. Its electrical utilities still are poorly linked. Why they need energy markets.and how that may happen.
Big savings if Colorado utilities join regional electric markets. Did study understate gains?
Electricity consumers will save 4% to 5% when Colroado utilities join organized energy markets—maybe more. What will it take to get there in the next 8 years?
Why this electric market matters for Colorado decarbonization
As unsexy as it sounds, an energy imbalance market is a necessary but important first step toward deep decarbonization of Colorado’s electricity and economy.
Why Colorado needs an RTO
Colorado’s utility representatives and a key state legislator agree on need for market mechanism to effectively and economically integrate renewable energy.
Colorado utilities take step into energy markets as they evaluate what’s to come
Like the Continental Divide that splits Colorado waters into those flowing toward the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, the state’s electrical utilities have decided to go either east or west to take advantage of new or growing energy markets. But will this new seam in energy imbalance markets remain as utilities seek even greater benefits of a regional transmission organization?
