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UAMPS briefs Murray council on joining CAISO's EDAM and new pooling agreement; council to consider opt-in decision later
Summary
Representatives from UAMPS told the council the amended-and-restated pooling agreement modernizes how member utilities move energy into the CAISO Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) beginning May 1; the agreement includes an annual purchase plan and an annual opt-out mechanism at the member level. Council members asked about price impacts, dispatch of Murray's Hunter plant and timing; staff said formal approval and the opt-in/opt-out decision will come before the council at a later meeting.
Representatives from the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) briefed the Murray City Council Committee of the Whole on an amended-and-restated pooling agreement required for participation in the California Independent System Operator's Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), which UAMPS expects to join when Pacificorp goes live with the market on May 1.
UAMPS presenters explained the core change: under EDAM, generation resources are pooled into a centralized market where dispatch and settlement occur on short timelines (resources can be dispatched on five-minute intervals) while members' loads are recognized and settled…
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