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CA ISO - California Independent Systems Operator

CA ISO Responsibilities:

Managing the safe and reliable flow of electricity on California’s high-voltage power grid.
Ensuring fair and open access to the transmission grid for all qualified users.
Providing market and grid information with integrity and impartiality.

Highlights:

MRTU (Market Redesign & Technology Upgrade) – improvements to assure grid reliability and strengthen the computer systems that run the ISO power grid
Daily Power Outlook -- The ISO provides up to date information about statewide demand and supply of electric resources.

Relevant Energy Type(s):

Electricity

About CA ISO:

Not-for-profit public benefit corporation
Folsom, CA

Formation of CA ISO:

Year: 1996 (part of the restructuring of the California electric utility industry under AB 1890)
By: FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
Order: No. 888

Useful Link(s):

Overview of the electricity market: “How it works”
Overview of CA ISO: “California ISO Background”
“How CA ISO Operates the Grid”
“The Scope of the California ISO”
Collection of Resources: “Power Central”
Overview of MRTU: “The Basics: MRTU”