A biennial policy report by California energy planners has some environmentalists calling for even more aggressive priorities — such as phasing out utility-scale renewable projects.

CAISO expanded the scope of its annual Stakeholder Symposium by inviting representatives of California's oil and agriculture industries.

At the CAISO Stakeholder Symposium, the Board of Governors and a panel of Western state regulators discussed what the grid of the future will look like.

The lack of cohesive policy remains the chief obstacle to integrating energy storage, a panel of experts said at the Infocast Transmission Summit West.

Two California Energy Commissioners are recommending the agency deny a permit to construct NRG’s proposed Puente Power Project natural gas-fired plant.

California agencies are finalizing a roadmap for commercializing microgrids in the state, aligning with a $45 million grant funding opportunity.

CAISO will gather feedback on its proposal for reliability payments to keep Calpine’s Metcalf gas-fired plant from retiring.

FERC approved CAISO’s request to be relieved of its requirement to develop a conceptual statewide plan as part of its regional transmission planning process.

FERC rejected an argument by the California PUC (CPUC) that it erred last year in allowing PG&E to include a 50-basis-point ISO participation adder.

Legislature ended its 2017 session, drawing criticism for its pursuit of CAISO regionalization and for letting a 100% clean energy bill die in committee.