Save the Date: Resource Interconnection Standards Fair on 8/11/26

The California ISO will host the annual Resource Interconnection Standards Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. The objective of this educational forum is to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to learn more about the ISO’s interconnection process and recent changes affecting Cluster 16, in preparation for the Cluster 16 window opening Oct. 1, 2026. If you plan to attend the meeting in person, please register by end of day Aug 6, 2026.

The forum will include a series of presentations and discussions that outline the interconnection requirements for a new resource to be able to connect to the ISO grid. Presentations will cover a range of topics from submitting an interconnection request application to declaration of commercial operation. Transmission projects will not be addressed at this fair.

The following stakeholders are encouraged to participate:

• New and existing interconnection customers
• Regulatory agencies
• Consultants
• Trade associations
• Participating Transmission Owners

Stakeholders are invited to submit questions in advance to be addressed during the meeting. Please send questions to ISOStakeholderaffairs@caiso.com. Stakeholders will also have an opportunity to ask question after each topic is presented during the event.

The final agenda and presentations will be posted prior to the meeting on the Meeting and events webpage.

In-person participation information

Please register before Aug. 6, 2026.

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

Please contact Brenda Marquez at bmarquez@caiso.com or ISOStakeholderAffairs@caiso.com with any question.