Although large loads are not new to California or the West, CAISO is formulating technical standards that address their potential boom over the coming years.

Solar and wind resources could generate up to 85% of California’s electricity by 2045, according to a report being drafted by the energy commission.

California’s reliance on a large amount of imported electricity and fossil fuels is a potential weakness in the state’s energy security portfolio, a California Energy Commission staff report finds.

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.

CAISO wants to ensure grid reliability when artificial intelligence data centers “pulsate.”

California’s two large offshore wind projects could be delayed by up to six years due to recent federal policy actions, a CPUC administrative law judge said.

The California Energy Commission signed off on a forecast showing the state's electricity consumption could surge by as much as 61% over the next 20 years, mostly from increased EV adoption.

California’s electricity consumption is projected to increase dramatically over the coming decades due in large part to planned artificial intelligence data centers, although questions remain about how many of those data centers actually will be built.

The Extended Day-Ahead Market took center stage at CAISO in 2025 as the ISO tabled other long-term initiatives to ensure the market’s timely launch in May 2026, with PacifiCorp as its first participant.

The California Energy Commission granted about $15 million to private companies to install more than 100 electric vehicle fast chargers in the Golden State.