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Latest data center news, projects, power and policy across California — updated daily.
California · Construction & power moves · 1
full tracker →Land, power, and interconnection moves across California — each traced to primary filings.
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Commissioner LaCerte’s Concurrence – California Independent System Operator
Source: FERCA FERC concurrence tied to CAISO warns of regulatory risk for large-load and data-center growth in California, saying the Commission is addressing “potential gaps and shortcomings in CAISO’s Tariff” and that CAISO tariffs “may be unjust and unreasonable and/or unduly discriminatory or preferential” because they lack features to “timely, reliably, and safely interconnect and serve new large loads” (FERC, Docket No. EL26-71-000). The concurrence also says state public utility commissions should ensure retail tariff provisions “insulate ratepayers from the negative impacts of data center growth,” and expects CAISO and the Participating Transmission Owners to propose solutions that “ensure that large loads cover the costs they incur to integrate with the grid.”
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Evening Scoping Meeting — Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77-332
Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Jun 23, 2026The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice for the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project No. 77-332 says Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed to “surrender and decommission” the project, which is “located on the Eel River and East Branch of the Russian River in Lake and Mendocino counties, California.” FERC is beginning an NEPA scoping process for the proposal, with comments due by July 24, 2026.
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[PDF] June 12, 2026 - California ISO
must have a valid queue assignment from both APS and CAISO. The generator successfully secured CAISO queue number Q1435 and APS queue number Q252 on. April 3 …
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The utility perspective on equitable ratemaking
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With load growth and fear of rising utility bills, are low-income customers protected?
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Interregional power transfer capability ranges from 1% to 92% across North America: NERC
NERC’s draft analysis reveals significant variance in interregional power transfer capability across North America, ranging from 1% to 92%, with highest capabilities in West Coast, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic regions and lower in Mountain states, Southeast, and Northeast. A final report will be submitted to FERC by Dec. 2, 2023.
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Meta to procure 374 MW of clean energy from RWE solar farms
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AES Introduces First AI-Enabled Solar Installation Robot
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