CAISO wholesale prices jumped 25% last year on higher natural gas costs stemming from tight supplies in Southern California.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to allow Southern California Gas to temporarily increase gas injections into Aliso Canyon.

The loss of three natural gas pipelines is creating major concerns about Southern California’s gas and electricity supplies.

Winter grid operations in Southern California are unlikely to be compromised by natural gas pipeline restrictions due to the shutdown of Aliso Canyon.

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.