California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

CAISO News Briefs from FERC Open Meeting
A summary of FERC orders related to CAISO issued at the commission's open meeting on June 16, 2016.
Low Gas Prices, Increased Solar Undercut CAISO 2015 Power Costs
CAISO's Department of Market Monitoring reported that solar power surpassed wind in 2015, becoming the largest source of renewable generation.
Berkshire Market-Based Sales Restricted in 4 Western BAAs
FERC  revoked authorization for Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiaries to sell wholesale power at market-based rates in four  balancing authority areas.
CAISO Floats Latest Cost Allocation Plan for Expanded Balancing Area
CAISO is nearing completion of a cost allocation plan describing how to allocate building and operating transmission costs in an expanded balancing area.
FERC Approves CAISO’s Aliso Canyon Response Plan Ahead of Summer

FERC OK'd the CAISO plan to temporarily alter its market rules in response to natural gas pipeline restrictions stemming from the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

Companies Dispute FERC Ruling on Crisis Contracts
Iberdrola struck back at a FERC judge’s ruling on their energy crisis supply contract that could subject the company to more than $370 million in penalties.
Aliso Canyon Gas Restrictions Cloud CAISO Summer Outlook
New generation and a rebound in hydroelectric capacity means healthy operating reserve margins for California this summer.
Berkshire Denied Rehearing on EIM Market Power
FERC upheld a decision that prohibits two companies’ generating units from offering energy into the Western EIM at prices above default energy bids.
Solar is Generation of Choice in California
The prevailing opinion at the Infocast California Energy Summit was that solar is the generation of choice now in the state.
Integrated Resource Planning on the Horizon for Calif.
The California PUC's highest priority is reforming its long-term planning process to ensure the state will meet its emission  reduction goals.

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