Weekly Wrap Up – October 12, 2022

Clearing Up's Dan Catchpole and California Energy Markets' Jason Fordney talk about Southwest Power Pool’s vision for an RTO in the West, intrigue and in-fighting in Arizona’s Salt River Project, a growing rift between Northwest public power utilities and the White House, environmentalists’ objections to hydrogen fuel development, and a push in the Northwest to ban sales of gas-powered cars. They also discuss the tragic death of industry leader Therese Hampton.

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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