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The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve stricter safety standards on battery storage facilities following a series of incidents at battery facilities.
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California senators heard arguments for and against the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, with some lawmakers voicing concerns about guardrails against market manipulation and what the effort means for the state's autonomy to set its own policies.
PG&E
As some data center operators plan to power their facilities with onsite generation, one researcher a California Energy Commission workshop suggested it might be better to get electricity from the grid instead.
CPUC
The California electric resource portfolio incorporates 63 GW of clean energy and new storage by 2035 and will be sent to CAISO for use in its 2025/26 transmission planning process.
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California state lawmakers introduced a much-anticipated bill to implement “Step 2” of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative, marking a significant step toward the creation of a new independent “regional organization” to oversee governance of CAISO’s markets.
Wyoming Business Council
A workshop on the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative has sparked praise for the proposal as well as concerns, including uneasiness over plans to share staffing between CAISO and a new regional organization that would govern Western electricity markets.
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Southern California Edison told the California Public Utilities Commission it is reviewing videos suggesting a link between its equipment and the devastating Eaton Fire.
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California regulators have approved rules to streamline permitting of transmission projects, saying the move is needed to maintain grid reliability and reach state climate goals.
County of Monterey, Calif.
California regulators have proposed new safety standards for battery energy storage systems following a series of incidents at the facilities, including a major fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing site.
California Energy Commission
CAISO peak demand will grow from 48.3 GW in 2024 to about 68 GW in 2040, according to a new forecast that attributes much of the increase to data center load.
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