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March 9, 2026

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GridFast Tool Gives Insight on Future EV Charging Loads
The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a tool called GridFast that will give utilities a jump start on planning for new EV charging loads.
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Data Centers ‘Exacerbating’ Tx Line Overload Forecasts in Bay Area
The construction of new data centers could lead to transmission line overloads in the Bay Area, CAISO forecasts show.
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CISA Publishes Cybersecurity Asset Inventory Guide
A new publication from CISA aims to help organizations catalog the electronic assets on their systems so they can respond quickly to cyber incidents.
California Senate
Calif. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Accelerate Transmission Development
The California legislature passed a bill that would create a “transmission accelerator” to develop low-cost public financing programs for certain transmission projects. 
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CPUC Approves Guidelines for Large IOUs’ Dynamic Rate Designs

The California Public Utilities Commission approved guidelines for utilities to use to design dynamic electricity rates, with one commissioner asking for more research on whether implementing such rates will leave some customers further behind financially.

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CPUC OKs Large Increase to PG&E Energization Cost Cap
The California Public Utilities Commission approved a decision to significantly increase to Pacific Gas & Electric’s cost cap for customer energization projects in 2025 and 2026.
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CPUC Fine-tunes Approach to Utility Climate Adaptation Program

The California Public Utilities Commission is looking for ways to improve a utility-oriented climate adaptation program designed to help protect the most vulnerable people and lands in the Golden State.

CAISO
Around the Corner: The Era of Virtual Power Plants Finally May be Here
As electricity demand grows, and generation has trouble keeping pace, VPPs offer a nimble alternative, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
Google
USEA Panel: Power Sector Moving Slower than Big Tech
A group of industry insiders looking at ways to meet data centers’ electricity demand found a common thread within their varied opinions: The power sector and its regulators need to be a lot nimbler.
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Calif. Officials Probe Utilities on Wildfire Safety Measures
California officials asked SCE to show humility in its approach to the January wildfires in Los Angeles and probed PG&E about its safety culture after the utility’s 2019 bankruptcy during an interagency briefing hosted by the California Public Utilities Commission .

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