Brian Turner

KUNR Public Radio reports on the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), a new regional energy market designed to help the West buy and share the most affordable power a full day before it’s needed. United’s Brian Turner highlighted that utilities can use that added lead time to better balance supply and demand throughout the region, especially during peak demand.

Latitude Media reports on the growing interest nationwide in advanced transmission technologies, including grid-enhancing technologies, to meet rising energy demand by unlocking more capacity from existing infrastructure. United’s Brian Turner said that widespread adoption of these technologies is slow-going due to inconsistent regulation, planning silos, and outdated incentive structures, calling for reforms that reward cost-effective grid upgrades over traditional spending.

After a multi-year effort, the Extended Day-Ahead Market is now live

Despite Nevada’s state requirement to join a regional transmission organization (RTO) by 2030, RTO Insider reports that NV Energy is weighing whether to ask Nevada regulators to waive or postpone the RTO requirement—a request that must be filed by Jan. 1, 2027. United’s Brian Turner stated that if NV Energy requests to postpone the RTO mandate, the commission should require an explanation of how the company ultimately will join an RTO, along with regular progress reports.

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved NV Energy’s proposal to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), marking a milestone moment for the future of Western energy markets. EDAM is scheduled to go live on May 1 and will soon be overseen by the Regional Organization for Western Energy, a uniquely Western organization that will provide transparent, independent governance for real-time and day-ahead market services.

Utility Dive reports that the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to approve NV Energy’s application to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). United’s Brian Turner commended the commission’s decision, stating that participation in EDAM will allow power to be shared seamlessly across the western U.S., boosting reliability and lowering energy costs for consumers.

The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona’s utility regulators voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard in a 5-0 vote, removing the benchmark incentive to clean up and diversify energy production in the Grand Canyon State. United’s Brian Turner emphasized that the renewable energy standards would have made affordable, flexible energy resources more accessible to Arizonans and help ease the pressure of rising utility bills.

Advanced Energy United congratulates the designation of John Reynolds as President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the appointment of Christine Harada to the CPUC, and the appointment of Alice Reynolds to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors and looks forward to collaborating to advance policies that keep costs low for ratepayers and meet growing energy demand.

As electricity demand rises across the West and grid reliability and affordability concerns persist, a new report from Advanced Energy United shows that the Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE) offers a practical, uniquely Western-built pathway to a stronger regional grid.  

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Commission) today revised its decision regarding Xcel’s entry into SPP’s Markets+ to require greater scrutiny of Xcel’s future market-related decision-making amid growing concerns over rising costs, market seams, and governance.  

In an episode of NewsData’s People in Power Podcast, United’s Brian Turner discusses the recent passage of California Assembly Bill (AB) 825, and the path forward for an independently governed energy market in the West.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission decision on the Just Transition Solicitation moves the state closer to a carbon-free future, sequencing critical energy and transmission projects that will keep costs affordable for ratepayers.