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November 13, 2025

WECC

Idaho Power
2 Regions Under Elevated Risk in Upcoming WECC Winter Assessment
WECC expects two regions to be under elevated risk as the West heads into the winter, with staff saying a prolonged weather event could impact operating reserves.
LADWP
LADWP to Pay $350K for ‘Misleading’ WECC
FERC approved a $350,000 penalty against the electric utility of Los Angeles for allegedly submitting misleading information to WECC.
CAISO
‘Above-normal’ Chance of Large Wildfire in Southern California This Fall
Southern California faces an above-normal chance of a significant wildfire in the coming months, less than one year after fires burned the Los Angeles region.
GAO
NERC Task Force Members Talk Internal Controls Improvements
Members of the ERO's Internal Controls Task Force shared the group's progress toward creating a systemwide approach to internal controls audits.
Shutterstock
West Must Step up Gas-electric Coordination, WECC Panelists Say
Coordination between the gas and electric industries is becoming increasingly crucial to meet demand and to tackle extreme weather events, panelists participating in a WECC webinar argued.
Washington State Department of Transportation
New Tech, Collaboration Key to Targeted PSPS, WECC Panelists Say
As large swaths of the West continue to explore ways to mitigate wildfire risk, utilities say information sharing and new technologies allow them to implement targeted public safety power shutoffs.
Shutterstock
AI Adds New Dimension to Utility Cyber Threats, Experts Say

Artificial intelligence may be helping employees streamline a variety of tasks, but AI is also making work easier for threat actors plotting cyber attacks against electric utilities, experts said during a WECC webinar.

WECC
WECC Report Highlights Larger Loads, Longer Emergencies
Peak demand in the Western Interconnection hit a record high of 168.2 GW in 2024, reflecting “early effects” of the growth in large loads such as data centers, according to a new WECC report.
CAISO
CAISO Foresees Sufficient Resources for Normal Summer Conditions
California expects to meet its peak demand this summer under most weather conditions due to thousands of megawatts of new energy resources — almost all battery storage.
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.

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