On this week’s episode of #TruthtoPower, IntelStor's Founder & CEO, Philip Totaro discusses the pending changes to the day-ahead market in California & Western US, and the impact that will have on renewable energy curtailments as well as capacity additions.

As we approach 2026, the CAISO led initiative to establish what they call the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) has PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric entering the market next year already. PGE has more than a gigawatt of #windenergy and solar to offer and PacifiCorp has more than 1.2 GW that could be fed into this new market.

In California alone, CAISO estimates that 64% of solar curtailments would be avoided and 61% of wind energy curtailments would be avoided in the EDAM. That translates into more than $1 billion in annual savings vs the WEIM (spot / intraday market).

Have a listen today, and get in touch with your best questions about the #renewableenergy market in the USA or any other country around the world.

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