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February 11, 2026

CAISO/WEIM

The California Independent System Operator serves about 80% of California's electricity demand, including the service areas of the state's three investor-owned utilities. It also operates the Western Energy Imbalance Market, an interstate real-time market covering territory that accounts for 80% of the load in the Western Interconnection.
BPA
BPA Rolls out Generation Interconnection Cluster Study
More than 60 GW of generation is a step closer to connecting to BPA's transmission system, following the release of Phase 1 of an interconnection cluster study.
County of Humboldt
Offshore Wind Group Questions CPUC’s Proposed Forecast for Humboldt Project
Offshore wind experts urged the California Public Utilities Commission to reconsider a forecasted 6-year delay to the Golden State’s offshore wind project in Humboldt County.
Western Power Pool
West Needs $60B in Transmission Ahead of 2035, WestTEC Finds
The West must build or upgrade 12,600 miles of transmission at a cost of about $60 billion to meet the region’s forecast 30% increase in peak demand and other needs by 2035, according to the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition's 10-year outlook.
Google
CAISO Examines ‘Pulsating’ Data Center Loads
CAISO wants to ensure grid reliability when artificial intelligence data centers “pulsate.”
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EDAM Town Hall Highlights ‘Pivotal Moment for the West’
CAISO leaders staged a virtual “town hall” to stress the importance of a smooth rollout to the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market in May and promise to address market seams issues.
Shutterstock
Pathways Asks CAISO to Kickstart ROWE Funding Discussions
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee asked CAISO to initiate a stakeholder process to create a funding mechanism for the newly incorporated organization that is slated to assume governance over the ISO’s energy markets.
Pattern Energy
Western Market Seams Complicate Data Center, Clean Energy Investments, Panelists Say
As the West appears to move toward two separate day-ahead markets, data center developers like Google and clean energy companies are investing with the intent to mitigate seams and ensure operational consistency, panelists at an Advanced Energy United webinar said.
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CAISO Issues 1st Report Under Independent Governance Law
CAISO released its first mandatory report under the California assembly bill that paves the way for an independent regional organization to assume responsibility over the ISO’s energy markets.
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Pathways’ ROWE Incorporated in Delaware, Board Search Underway
Delaware approved the certificate of incorporation for the ROWE, and an executive search firm has been hired to vet candidates for the organization’s initial board, the Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee announced.
CPUC
Almost 9 GW of Calif. Renewables Delayed by Slowed Transmission Buildout
California continues to add in-state renewable energy resources, but the transmission upgrades needed to bring those projects online have been lagging behind, according to the Public Utilities Commission.

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