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May 13, 2025

Regional Entities

CPUC
California Will Rely Heavily on Batteries to Meet Summer 2025 Peaks
California's grid is expected to meet peak demand this summer, with officials pointing to the massive growth in solar and storage resources as key.
Yes Energy
FERC Approves $110K Penalties in RF
FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two Cogentrix entities with a total penalty of $110,000, along with additional settlements in SERC's footprint.
IESO
IESO Tweaks Modeling for Outage Management
IESO is changing how it projects renewable generation output and its accounting for imports and planned loads in the forecasts it uses to manage generator and transmission outages.
NERC
NERC Finds Growing Shortfall Risk in Canada
The Canadian supplement to NERC's Interregional Transfer Capability Study recommended 14 GW of additional transfer capability in the country, mostly in Quebec.
Shutterstock
Texas RE Speaker Emphasizes Human Role in Security
Texas RE's manager of CIP compliance monitoring said humans remain the most important factor in a utility's cybersecurity approach.
Texas RE
Texas RE Endorses 6.4% Budget Increase for 2026
The Texas Reliability Entity’s Member Representatives Committee has unanimously approved the entity’s 2026 budget and business plan that is within 1% of previous projections, but at 6.4% increase over 2025.
PG&E
PG&E Wildfire Plan Relies on Proven Strategies, Newer Tech
A new three-year wildfire mitigation plan from Pacific Gas and Electric incorporates tried-and-true strategies such as undergrounding power lines, as well as some newer approaches such as pole-mounted sensors
Shutterstock
Western Utilities Prep for Wildfire Season with New Initiatives, Tech
Utilities in the West are gearing up for another wildfire season, equipped with new technology and lessons learned from recent fires in Los Angeles they hope can assist in mitigation work.
Texas RE
Texas RE Offers Compliance Help for New Registrants
Presenters at a Texas RE webinar focused on helping newly registered entities with the most frequently seen violations among utilities in similar circumstances.
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West’s Mounting Challenges Require Increased Coordination, Panelists Say
Regional initiatives aimed at increasing coordination and collaboration among power entities in the West are essential to tackle mounting technical and political challenges, panelists said during a discussion at the spring joint CREPC-WIRAB meeting.

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