In the latest episode of the Energy West podcast, Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about the California Independent System Operator’s latest look at expanding its footprint, Southwest Power Pool’s announcement that Markets+ is moving into development early, big rate increase requests from two SoCal utilities, Puget Sound Energy’s push to shut down its natural gas business and more.

Read more about what’s happening in the power industry in the West at NewsData’s Clearing Up and California Energy Markets.

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