CAISO prices surged in Q1 on falling hydroelectric output and increased costs for natural gas, the ISO’s Department of Market Monitoring told stakeholders.

The CPUC rejected an application by SDG&E and SoCalGas to build a $639 million pipeline near San Diego, saying it was unneeded.

Additional renewables and storage will not compensate for gas retirements in the Western Interconnection, a new WECC reliability assessment says.

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

FERC will be closely monitoring ERCOT and Southern California this summer as most of the country faces the likelihood of above-normal temperatures.

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.

FERC approved CAISO’s request to extend temporary market measures instituted last year in response to the closure of Aliso Canyon.

Gas supply for New England and Southern California is the top reliability concern for the coming winter, FERC officials said.

FERC issued CAISO-related rulings on PG&E, Portland General Electric and Aliso Canyon.