Get an at-a-glance view of supply and demand, renewable energy production, emergency notifications and requests for energy conservation. These displays are provided for information only and do not represent real-time system operating conditions. Click here for more information about this page.

Supply and Demand

Graph displays current system demand plotted against forecast demand and available resources. See tutorial for more information on this graph.

Renewables

Graph shows aggregated output from renewables connected to the ISO grid.

Alerts, Warnings and Emergencies

Status of emergency notices issued when operating reserves or transmission capacity limitations threaten our ability to safely and reliably operate the grid.

Active alerts, warnings and emergencies

Active and Archive Notices
Current and past emergency notifications

Emergency Fact Sheet
Electrical emergency declaration and notification process overview

Grid History - 1998 to Present
History of no touch, alerts, warnings emergency and conservation declarations

California ISO Annual Peak Load History - 1998 through 2012

Flex Meter

Meter presents current level of conservation requested of consumers. As the Alerts, Warnings & Emergency status increases the need for conservation will rise.

Today's conservation requested

Flex Alerts

Funded by the investor-owned utilities and authorized by the CA Public Utilities Commission, Flex Alerts are part of an educational and emergency alert program that informs consumers about how and when to conserve electricity. Go to flexalert.org for more information.

Flex Alert notice log

Learn how to use electricity wisely and help the power grid.

Find out the facts about the ISO role in triggering Flex Alerts.

Sign up to receive Flext Alert notices.