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February 22, 2026

California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

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.
Peak, PJM Detail Western Market Proposal
Power industry participants got their first “peak” at a potential organized market that could rival CAISO’s efforts to expand its own operations into the rest of West.
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CAISO: Tx Constraints Hinder Out-of-State Wind
California faces a “severe shortage” of transmission capacity needed to tap potential New Mexico and Wyoming wind resources, CAISO said.
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CPUC Retires Diablo Canyon, Replaces Calpine RMRs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued several decisions that will affect the state’s energy resource mix and markets.
Court Remands PG&E Adder for CAISO Membership
The 9th Circuit challenged FERC's decisions allowing PG&E to include a CAISO participation adder in its transmission rates.
CAISO Players Urge Action on RMR, Other Topics
CAISO market participants have many opinions on how the ISO should prioritize the complex and urgent tasks on the ISO’s plate for 2018.
California Department of Water Resources
Report: Regulatory Failure Caused Oroville Incident
A “long-term systemic failure” of regulatory and industry practices caused the Oroville Dam crisis, an independent forensics team said in a new report requested by FERC.
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CPUC Targets CAISO’s Calpine RMRs
The California PUC (CPUC) will vote on a proposal to replace reliability-must-run contracts between CAISO and Calpine.

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