Cal-ISO eyes option for increasing EIM transfers

摘要

The California Independent System Operator plans to explore allowingrnthird-party transmission owners to provide capacity for WesternrnEnergy Imbalance Market transfers, which could increase marketrnactivity.rnThird-party transmission owners have expressed an interest inrnproviding unused transmission from the bilateral market for EIMrntransfers, the ISO said in an issue paper released Tuesday that outlinesrnthree EIM-related initiatives for this year.rn“The overall financial benefit of the Energy Imbalance Marketrnincreases with additional transfer capacity across interties betweenrnbalancing authorities in the EIM area,” the paper said. “By increasingrnthe transmission capacity to support EIM transfers, the benefitsrnprovided to EIM [balancing authority areas] also increase.”