Why two regional grid operators are racing to pool the power of Western states like Colorado

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Colorado power companies have until 2030 to join wholesale markets that can help balance demand for electricity and also develop creative financing strategies for transmission projects

When it comes to electricity markets and transmission, the West has been wild — the largest region in the country without a wholesale electricity market or a regional grid operator to oversee it.

Now, not one but two regional operators are racing across the West signing up utilities to create new markets.

Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission