California Leads New Effort To Create Expanded Western Grid Operator

Officials from California and a host of other Western states are advancing a new plan for an expanded regional power market that supporters say would allow greater use of renewable power at lower costs – an initiative that appears to have greater support from labor and environmental groups than prior efforts. “So, this effort is really thinking about the benefits of a larger market, meaning -- think about a market with a footprint that is larger than any one weather...