WAPA is committed to continuing to explore centralized market solutions on a region-by-region basis to support our ability continue to reliably deliver hydropower to our diverse customer base while adapting to changes in the energy landscape. Please see the resource links provided below for additional information and feel free to contact us if you’d like additional information.
Resources for Ongoing Market Activities in the West
- Learn more about markets in the West in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Western Energy Markets Explainer (external link)
- Rocky Mountain (RM) region, Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) and Upper Great Plains (UGP) region Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) activities
- Sierra Nevada (SN) region California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Extended Day Ahead Market (EDAM) activities
- Desert Southwest (DSW) supports Arizona G&T Cooperatives in EDAM benefits study (news release)
- CAISO EDAM (external link)
- SPP Markets+ day-ahead market (external link)
- CAISO West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative (external link)
Completed WAPA Activities
- UGP joined the SPP RTO in the Eastern Interconnection and placed its assets in the Western Interconnection under the SPP transmission tariff – Transition completed October 2015.
- CRSP, RM and UGP Energy Imbalance Activities – Transition into the SPP Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) completed Feb. 1, 2021
- SN Energy Imbalance Activities – Transition into the CAISO Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) completed March 25, 2021
- DSW Energy Imbalance Activities – Transition into the CAISO WEIM completed April 5, 2023
WAPA and Markets Newsletter
Keep up to date on the latest activities surrounding markets at WAPA with this newsletter.
Contacts
- Chrystal Dean, Vice President Enterprise Portfolio Management, Office of the Chief Operating Officer
- Rebecca Johnson, Transmission and Power Markets Advisor, Enterprise Portfolio Management
or Vice Presidents of Power Marketing:
- Brent Osiek, Colorado River Storage Project Management Center
- John Paulsen, Desert Southwest Region
- Parker Wicks, Rocky Mountain Region
- Arun Sethi, Sierra Nevada Region
- Lori Frisk, Upper Great Plains Region
Last modified on November 7th, 2024