California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

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Calif. Energy Officials Ponder Interconnection Timelines, Load Uncertainty
California energy officials are recognizing the need to work together to prioritize a long list of transmission and distribution interconnection projects as the state’s load growth accelerates due to expected data center development.
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FERC Affirms Use of RTO Adder for CAISO Tx Developer
FERC affirmed the ability of an independent transmission developer to include an RTO adder in its CAISO formula rate, rebuffing a request by the California Public Utilities Commission to reject the company’s use of the incentive.
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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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Calif. Officials Approve New Safety Measures for Battery Storage
The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve stricter safety standards on battery storage facilities following a series of incidents at battery facilities.
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California PUC Approves Portfolio Incorporating Clean Energy, Storage
The California electric resource portfolio incorporates 63 GW of clean energy and new storage by 2035 and will be sent to CAISO for use in its 2025/26 transmission planning process.
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SCE Probes Link Between Equipment and Eaton Fire

Southern California Edison told the California Public Utilities Commission it is reviewing videos suggesting a link between its equipment and the devastating Eaton Fire.

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CPUC Approves Rules to Streamline New Transmission
California regulators have approved rules to streamline permitting of transmission projects, saying the move is needed to maintain grid reliability and reach state climate goals.
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Calif. Officials Propose New Safety Measures for Battery Storage

California regulators have proposed new safety standards for battery energy storage systems following a series of incidents at the facilities, including a major fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing site.

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Fire Agencies Investigating SCE’s Role in LA Fire, Utility Says
Fire agencies are investigating whether Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited one of the fires currently ravaging Los Angeles, the utility said in a news release.
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Bill to Streamline Transmission Development Advances in Calif. Senate
California lawmakers have advanced a bill aimed at streamlining approval of transmission projects, but not before substantially stripping down the legislation.

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