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T1 Energy
Former Journalist Helping to Build Domestic Solar Supply Chain
Russell Gold, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of two books, has joined T1 Energy in its quest to build an integrated domestic supply chain for the solar and battery sector.
Brattle Group
Home Batteries Provide 535 MW to CAISO Grid on VPP Test Day
An aggregation of more than 100,000 residential batteries provided an average 535 MW of support to California’s electricity grid during a test to prepare for the hot summer period ahead.
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Gov. Newsom Proposes Additional $18B for Calif. Wildfire Fund
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is promoting legislation that would add billions to California’s wildfire fund.
Google
PG&E Data Center Proposals Nearly Double in 2025 to 10 GW

Data center applications are piling up in Pacific Gas and Electric’s territory, with some of the new load projected to come online in 2027.

CAISO
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 OKs New PG&E Rule to Speed Tx Connections for AI Data Centers, Others
The California PUC partially approved a new rule that will make it easier for AI data centers and other large customers such as EV charging stations to complete transmission connection projects in PG&E's territory.
California State Senate
Calif. Lawmakers Seek More Accountability from CPUC
A California Senate committee has advanced a bill aimed at increasing accountability and transparency of the state Public Utilities Commission.
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FERC Proposes to Eliminate Western ‘Soft’ Price Cap
FERC is moving to rescind the West-wide wholesale electricity price cap mechanism it instituted in 2002 in response to widespread price manipulation during the Western energy crisis of 2000/01.
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FERC Again Rejects SDG&E Bid for RTO Adder
FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric's challenge of a commission order rejecting the utility’s request for an RTO adder to its transmission rates based on its participation in CAISO.
CAISO
CAISO Opens Bidding Process for $900M in Transmission Projects
CAISO is soliciting bids for two transmission projects in the San Francisco Bay Area to prepare the state for more projected data center load in the coming decade.

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