A California bill introduced in the State Assembly would require utilities to meet increased demand with clean peak resources.

The CAISO real-time market experienced an uptick in volatility during Q4 of 2016, as five-minute prices spiked to well above day-ahead and 15-minute levels.

CAISO staff expect to submit a proposed black start procurement proposal to the Board of Governors in May, officials said.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved an ISO request to designate two Calpine natural gas-fired plants as reliability-must-run (RMR) despite criticism.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved a measure investing the board with complete oversight authority over the grid operator’s internal Market Monitor.

The CAISO Board approved a generator interconnection plan designed to prevent smaller transmission owners from footing the costs for network upgrades.

CAISO is preparing for spring oversupply, when unusually high levels of hydro output are expected to compound the impact of growing solar penetration.

CAISO last year paid out $47 million more to congestion revenue rights (CRR) holders than it took in from its auctions, the ISO’s IMM has found.

CAISO wants to use reliability-must-run agreements to keep two Calpine plants in Northern California operating after their long-term contracts expire.

The unpredictability of cloud cover, which can cause sharp and sudden drops in solar production, creates a challenge for load forecasting in the EIM.