Extended Day-Ahead Market begins operations across the Western US
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Updated · Environmental Defense Fund · May 1
Extended Day-Ahead Market begins operations across the Western US
6 articles · Updated · Environmental Defense Fund · May 1
Launching with PacifiCorp, PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, the market aims to coordinate day-ahead power trading across 11 Western states.
Supporters say a West-wide market could save utilities more than $1.2 billion annually and cut regional climate pollution 39% by 2032 by moving cheaper clean power more efficiently.
The launch comes as data-centre growth, industrial demand and heatwaves strain grids, while utilities also weigh the rival Markets+ day-ahead market, shaping future costs, reliability and clean-energy investment.
As data center demand soars, can the West's new market prevent gridlock from short-circuiting a clean energy future?
With two competing power markets dividing the West, are consumers headed for bigger savings or a bigger mess?