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December 5, 2025

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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FERC Again Rejects SDG&E Bid for RTO Adder
FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric's challenge of a commission order rejecting the utility’s request for an RTO adder to its transmission rates based on its participation in CAISO.
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CPUC Proposal Seeks to Blend RA, Clean Energy Procurement

The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed a new framework that would take a “more programmatic approach” to load-serving entities’ resource procurement requirements compared with the agency’s recent practice of issuing procurement orders as needed.

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California PUC Denies PG&E’s Biomass-to-gas Pilot Project
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected a project proposed by Pacific Gas and Electric to convert wood biomass to natural gas.
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California Will Rely Heavily on Batteries to Meet Summer 2025 Peaks
California's grid is expected to meet peak demand this summer, with officials pointing to the massive growth in solar and storage resources as key.
CalCAA
CalCCA Study Touts Benefits of RA Trading at Hourly Level

The cost of electricity in California could be reduced if energy providers were allowed to trade power by the hour, a new study by the California Community Choice Association says.

CAISO
CPUC, Others Question Details of EDAM Congestion Revenue Proposal
Stakeholders and state energy officials continue to raise concerns about a draft proposal that would adjust how congestion revenues are allocated in CAISO's EDAM, with the ISO aiming for a vote on the final plan in the coming weeks.
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Calif. Senate Committee Backs Pathways Initiative Bill
A California senate committee voted unanimously in favor of the Pathways bill, bringing the Golden State closer to allowing CAISO to cede oversight of its energy markets to an independent RO.
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CEC Approves Reliability Program Revisions After Pushback from CPUC
The CEC on approved revised guidelines for a reliability program after the state’s utility regulator said the effort could undermine certain benefits of a separate reliability program run by Pacific Gas and Electric.
CAISO
Reliability Projects Dominate CAISO’s $4.8B Draft Transmission Plan
CAISO's 2024/25 draft transmission plan recommends 31 new projects at an estimated cost of $4.8 billion, slanting heavily toward reliability needs.
Ameren
Utilities Ask FERC to Toss Local Tx Planning Complaint; Others Support It
FERC was flooded with comments on a wide-ranging complaint filed by electricity consumers seeking increased oversight of local transmission planning.

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