Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0: Straw proposal posting, call on 8/11/25

The California ISO will post a straw proposal for the Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0 initiative by end of day Aug. 4, 2025, and will host a stakeholder workshop on Aug. 11, 2025. In this straw proposal, the ISO builds upon the work completed in the 2023 IPE initiative with slight modifications to the recently reformed process. It incorporates stakeholder feedback and addresses all of the topics in the Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0 scoping document, but does not advance proposals in every topic area. The ISO’s goal is to focus on modifications to the recently reformed process that will remove any friction from the processes and effectuate timely onboarding of resources needed to meet near-term reliability needs and longer-term policy objectives.

Meeting materials will be available prior to the meeting on the Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0 initiative webpage. Please provide written comments on the straw proposal and August 11 workshop by end of day August 25, 2025, through the ISO’s commenting tool using the link on the initiative page linked above.

The meeting will be recorded and the video file posted on the initiative webpage for a limited time. The recording is for informational and convenience purposes only, and any related transcriptions should not be reprinted without the ISO’s permission.