CAISO’s Market Surveillance Committee said the ISO needs to consider implementing scarcity pricing as a way to obtain energy during heat waves and supply shortages.

CalCCA called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint an independent panel to review a pending report on the causes of the Aug. 14-15 rolling blackouts.

Smart building design can play a central role in California’s drive to decarbonize, according to a panel convened by the Energy Commission.

PG&E turned off power for nearly half a million residents to prevent line-sparked wildfires, two minutes after CAISO ended its four-day blackout watch.

Amid another heat wave and raging wildfires, CAISO called for massive conservation efforts and aid from neighboring utilities.

CAISO called for extra capacity and conservation and put grid maintenance on hold as it faces a Labor Day weekend heat wave.

Four aging natural gas plants scheduled to retire in December will keep operating because of California’s anticipated capacity shortfall.

The California PUC greenlit a major expansion of the state's EV charging program and approved contracts signed by investor-owned utilities to procure 1.2 GW of battery storage.

Observers cited dependence on imports, underperformance of natural gas and wind, and market manipulation as possible causes of California’s recent blackouts.

CAISO presented its final proposal of its effort to make it easier for energy storage and distributed energy resources to participate in markets.