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Legislation Paves Way For Western State To Join/Form Multi-state RTO

Category: California
Related Categories: AB825, ISO/RTO, Legislation

California legislature paves way to join a multi-state regional transmission organization (RTO).

Assembly Bill 825, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in September, sets out conditions for CAISO to participate in voluntary energy markets governed by an independent regional transmission organization (RTO). The bill removes legal obstacles to California joining the RTO being developed by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, whose territory will also include Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.