Jason Fordney

Nevada City

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Host at Newsdata’s Energy West Podcast

Editor at Energy NewsData

Editor, California Energy Markets; Energy Consultant; Privacy Advocate; Sierra Nevada Dweller; Opinions are my own.

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Articles

CAISO Proposes Extension of Assistance Energy Transfer Program

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

California’s grid operator is considering an extension of a program that allows the transfer of surplus electricity from one balancing authority area in the Western Energy Imbalance Market to another BAA that needs it to meet shortfalls or maintain reliability. The California Independent System Operator is taking comments through April 30 on the assistance energy transfer (AET) program, which was due to sunset at the end of this year.
Electric-Grid Reliability Warnings: Are They Being Heeded?

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

National reliability officials continue to issue warnings about electric-grid reliability across the country, with major concerns about adequate generation in the face of rapid load growth. The surface reasons for this are pretty simple, but there are more complex layers underneath.
Pathways Legislation Advances Through Key California Senate Committee

1 week ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

Legislation supporting regionalization of the California Independent System Operator's extended day-ahead market passed out of a California Senate energy committee April 22, a key action in moving the proposal forward. Senate Bill 540, the "Pathways Bill," sponsored by Sen. Josh Becker (D-District 13) and Sen. Henry Stern (D-District 27) was unanimously approved by the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications with a 17-0 vote.
CAISO Proposes Extension of Assistance Energy Transfer Program

2 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

California's grid operator is considering an extension of a program that allows the transfer of surplus electricity from one balancing authority area in the Western Energy Imbalance Market to another BAA to meet shortfalls or maintain reliability. The California Independent System Operator is taking comments through April 30 on the assistance energy transfer program, which was due to sunset at the end of this year.
Environmental Groups Oppose California Bill Pausing New Building Codes

2 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

California lawmakers are considering a pause in state building codes in order to speed the construction of new homes in the wake of fires in southern California, drawing opposition from clean-energy interests. Assembly Bill 306 would put a moratorium on adoption or modification of new state and local building codes, including green building standards, for a six-year period beginning June 1.
CAISO Launches Demand-Side, Distributed Resources Initiative

3 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

Evolving demand-side technologies and challenges with implementing them led California’s grid operator to launch a new initiative to better understand and enable participation of such resources in its markets. kAm“$E2<69@=56C 7665324< @? 492==6?86D :? E9:D 2C62[ E96 8C@HE9 2?5 25@AE:@? @7 ?6H E649?@=@8J[ 2?5 AC24E:42= 6IA6C:6?46 82:?65 3J E96 x$~ D:?46 E96 =2DE 56>2?5 2?5 5:DEC:3FE65 6?6C8J A@=:4J 492?86D 9:89=:89E E96 ?665 E@ 4@?D:56C 7FCE96C 6?92?46>6?ED @C ?6H A2CE:4:A2E:@?
CAISO Issues $4.8 Billion Transmission Plan to Meet Load Growth

3 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

California’s grid operator issued its latest transmission plan based on a projection that the state will need to add more than 76 GW of new generation capacity by 2029 to accommodate substantial load growth due to electrification of transportation and buildings, new data centers and state policies.
CAISO Issues $4.8 Billion Transmission Plan to Meet Load Growth

4 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

California’s grid operator issued its latest transmission plan based on a projection that the state will need to add more than 76 GW of new generation capacity by 2029 to accommodate substantial load growth due to electrification of transportation and buildings, new data centers and state policies.
How the High Price of Gasoline in California Affects the Electric Grid

4 weeks ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

Does the price of gasoline affect the electricity grid in California? Yes, it does, and the dynamics are interesting. High gasoline prices in the Golden State are a big topic nationally, and it’s no secret that Californians pay some of the highest prices around. According to a new report, drivers in California pay 13.1 percent more than those in the rest of the country, and in mid-March, California drivers were paying an average of $4.69 per gallon—52.4 percent higher than the national average.
FERC Approves West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 1

1 month ago | newsdata.com | Jason Fordney

Federal energy regulators approved an important component of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, which is being developed as a governance structure for a wider day-ahead market across the West. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 2 accepted the WWGPI Step 1 proposal, which will allow leadership of the California Independent System Operator and the Western Energy Imbalance Market to file separate proposals if they cannot agree on a market-related tariff change [ER25-542].