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December 26, 2025

California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

CAISO Overhauling CRR Auctions
CAISO unveiled a plan to restructure its congestion revenue rights (CRR) auction to address long-running complaints, including those of their internal market monitor.
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CAISO, Stakeholders Debate RMR Revisions
Flashpoints over grid reliability, market outcomes and ratepayer costs were on full display at a CAISO forum to discuss its backstop procurement policies.
Utilities File San Onofre Settlement
California utilities and other parties say they have reached a new settlement over the costs of shutting down the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
CAISO Launches Interconnection Initiative
CAISO launched a sweeping set of updates to its interconnection policies, an annual process made increasingly complex by a rapidly changing resource mix.
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CAISO Floats Reliability Programs Revamp
CAISO has kicked off an effort to implement major changes in the way it procures backstop generation needed to maintain grid reliability.
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EIM Body Tables Nominating Process Changes
The Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body rejected the CAISO move to change how members of the panel are nominated.
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CAISO Moves Ahead With Load-Shifting, DR Products
CAISO is delving into the next phase of a years-long effort to integrate more energy storage and demand response into its markets.
Oroville Dam Faces Lawsuit, Relicensing Threat
Local officials filed a scathing lawsuit alleging corruption at the state’s main water agency and lawmakers called for FERC to delay the Oroville Dam’s relicensing.
FERC Approves CAISO Resource Adequacy, MRTU Revisions
FERC issued decisions related to CAISO’s resource adequacy program and transmission service in the Pacific Northwest.
‘Horse is out of the Barn’ for CAISO RC Effort
CAISO has been studying its recent move to become a reliability coordinator (RC) since early last year, and ISO officials have extensively reviewed the proposal, it said.

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