Governance
In 2015, the ISO formed a transitional committee, comprised of stakeholders from across the West, to develop a governance structure for the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). The WEIM’s growth has resulted in additional economic, reliability, and environmental benefits.
In response to a continuously evolving energy market and expanding footprint, the ISO Board of Governors and WEM Governing Body created a Governance Review Committee to develop and propose refinements to the WEIM’s governance. Formalized in the Transitional Committee and Governance Review Committee charters, western stakeholders created and continue to improve the governance framework that established the Governing Body, the Body of State Regulators (BOSR), and the Regional Issues Forum.
Governance foundational documents
- ISO Corporate Bylaws (amended and restated) 11/15/2025, 11:25 AM
- Decisional Classification Guidance for Handling Policy Initiatives - WEM Governing Body 07/01/2025, 9:08 AM
- Charter for WEIM and EDAM Governance 07/01/2025, 9:08 AM
Nominating committee
Nominees for the WEM governing body are identified by a nominating committee comprised predominantly of stakeholders as vacancies occur. The first candidate slate was approved by the ISO Board of Governors on June 28, 2016, and all future nominations will be approved by the WEM Governing Body. For more information about the nominating committee or its current members, use the links below.
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| ISO Corporate Bylaws (amended and restated) | 11/15/2025, 11:25 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position Specification - WEM Governing Body Member | 03/07/2025, 9:29 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Contact List | 01/23/2025, 12:07 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Seeks Governing Body Member Candidates | 03/07/2023, 11:55 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Seeks Governing Body Member Candidates | 02/21/2023, 9:47 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Starts its Work for 2023: Updated Member List Posted | 02/03/2023, 8:38 AM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Seeks Governing Body Member Candidates | 03/23/2022, 4:25 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WEIM Nominating Committee Guidelines - June 2021 | 06/24/2021, 1:13 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Governance development
West-wide Governance Pathways Initiative Overview
This effort is aimed at evolving the governance structure of the WEIM and EDAM, to create governance structure to ensure equitable representation across the Western region and among all market participants.
Governance Review Committee
This temporary advisory group provides recommendations to the WEM Governing Body and the California ISO Board of Governors regarding WEIM governance matters.
WEIM Governance Development
This 2014 effort developed a long-term governance structure on WEIM issues.
WEIM Foundation
The California ISO worked extensively with stakeholders to provide Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) services to other balancing authorities in the west.