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Wildfire-around-Transmission-Line-(Washington-State-Department-of-Transportation)-Alt-FI.jpg — Western wildfires that derate transmission lines could undermine reliability in CAISO. | Washington State Department of Transportation

Heat, Fire and Supply Chain Woes Threaten Calif. Reliability

State Could Face up to a 10-GW Shortfall by 2025, CEC-CPUC Panel Said

May 23, 2022

California Energy Commission (CEC) / California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) / Reliability / California / Resource Adequacy

Extreme weather, wildfires and supply-chain problems could make CAISO’s grid vulnerable to shortfalls of up to 10 GW through 2025, experts said.

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