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Category: Summer conditions

  
Convo   September 21, 2023
Leadership, Summer conditions, Transmission

Debut of Energy Matters Conversations, a new ISO communications vehicle

When we launched the California Independent System Operator’sISO’s Energy Matters Blog in June of 2021, we wanted to provide new ...

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  July 12, 2023
Operations, Summer conditions

Storage surpasses 5,000 MW on the CAISO grid

California has ambitious climate targets in an effort to decarbonize its electric grid and combat climate change. To help reach these …

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  June 9, 2023
Summer conditions

Ready for summer? We spent the winter getting prepared

During even the coldest and wettest days of winter, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) was intently focused on the …

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  May 16, 2023
Summer conditions

2023 Summer Loads and Resources Assessment has been posted

The California Independent System Operator has released its 2023 Summer Loads and Resources Assessment, which shows …

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  June 7, 2022
Operations, Summer conditions

Improved clarity on available capacity

On a hot summer day in California, the system operators in the California ISO control room were preparing and reviewing …

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  June 2, 2022
Inside the California ISO, Operations, Summer conditions

Reliability and the growing importance of forecasting

When we say forecasting is an important part of our work at the California Independent System Operator, that is just one ...

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  September 14, 2021
Operations, Summer conditions

Storage: An intersection between reliability today and climate goals of tomorrow

Summer months are particularly challenging for electrical grid operators in the West. Climate change ...

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  September 10, 2021
Operations, Summer conditions

The reasons for Flex Alerts

When the California ISO notifies the public that it plans to call a Flex Alert, it is signaling an operational call for assistance because ...

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  August 9, 2021
Markets, Reports, Summer conditions

First summer report on market performance released

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has released the first of four monthly reports assessing how its markets perform ...

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  August 3, 2021
Summer conditions, Leadership

Changing conditions require extraordinary action

ISO President and CEO Elliot Mainzer participated in a media availability on Friday, July 30 to discuss Governor Newsom’s ...

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  July 7, 2021
Summer conditions

Event with SDG&E stresses conservation and storage for grid reliability

Conservation and energy storage were the focus in San Diego this week when the ISO’s Elliot Mainzer and Caroline Winn, San Diego Gas and Electric’s chief executive officer ...

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  June 2021
Summer conditions

Flex Alerts called for Thursday and Friday, June 17 and 18

The first Flex Alert of the year on Thursday, June 17 was extended into Friday as ISO grid operators continue working to balance electricity supply ...

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  June 2021
Summer conditions

Sen. Alex Padilla Visits ISO, Briefed on Summer Readiness

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla came back to California June 1 to draw attention to infrastructure negotiations in Washington ...

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 ​ June 2021
Summer conditions

Californians Do Conserve When Asked – Flex Alerts Are Vital

Flex Alerts work. They have been shown to help California conserve energy when the Independent System Operator anticipates ...

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June 2021
Summer conditions

Improved Grid Conditions for Summer, Extended Heat Wave Could still Pose Risk

California’s electric grid is in better shape for summer than it was last August, when record-setting heat throughout the West ...

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