Can utilities accept renewable energy bids from any geographic region?
Utilities can accept renewable energy bids from anywhere within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). Bidders located outside the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) control area are responsible for delivering their energy – which must be firmed, not intermittent – to the CAISO control area. Utilities may adjust bid prices to account for any increased costs (remarketing, swaps, transmission congestion, etc.) that may be associated with generation located outside of the utility’s service territory or the CAISO control area.
