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CAISO posts Large Loads Initiative draft final proposal and tariff language for comment (Large Loads Initiative)
Source: California ISO · Sep 24, 2026CAISO says its Large Loads Initiative draft final proposal and draft tariff language would add rules for large loads, including “Procedures to improve large load information visibility,” a “Framework to prevent cost-shifting,” and a “Framework for a flexible interim load interconnection (FILI) service to expedite interconnection.” CAISO also says the proposal adds detail on “operational requirements for the FILI framework” and “interactions between load interconnection studies and the transmission planning process,” while deferring a permanent flexible load interconnection option to future stakeholder processes.
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CAISO schedules Large Loads Initiative stakeholder meeting and draft final proposal comment period
Source: California ISO · Sep 10, 2026According to CAISO, the ISO will host a hybrid stakeholder meeting on Oct. 1, 2026 for the Large Loads Initiative, post a draft final proposal on Sep. 24, 2026, and open comments due by Oct. 15, 2026. CAISO also says stakeholders will review the proposal before it goes to the Board of Governors and before the ISO files tariff language with FERC, indicating an active regulatory process for large loads in California.
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Large Loads Initiative: Additional discussion of operational and technical requirements, call on 8/24/26
Source: California ISO · Aug 17, 2026California ISO said it scheduled an additional stakeholder meeting for the Large Loads Initiative “to provide additional time, if needed, to discuss the operational and technical requirements” in the Large Loads Straw Proposal and Large Loads Technical Requirements Straw Proposal, with topics including “Operational requirements” and “Technical requirements” (California ISO, Aug. 17, 2026). The notice also says the Aug. 24 meeting was contingent and ultimately unnecessary because “We were able to cover all of the material and will no longer need the meeting on 8/24.”
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Large Loads Initiative: Straw proposal posted, meeting on 8/19/26
Source: California ISO · Aug 12, 2026California ISO says that, following the FERC “June 18, 2026, Order to Show Cause,” its Large Loads Initiative is the “primary forum” for possible “tariff, policy, and process enhancements” affecting large-load integration on the ISO-controlled grid, including “planning, interconnection, transmission service, reliability, and operational considerations.” CAISO also says the straw proposal will address “Cost Shifting Risk Among Transmission Customers,” “Co-Location Arrangements and Load with Behind the Meter Generation,” and “Interconnection Customers Serving Electrically Proximate Large Load and Co-Located Load.”
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Large Loads Considerations: Comment deadline on information session moved to 2/25/26
Source: California ISO · Feb 12, 2026California ISO said it “has moved the deadline for written comments on the Large Load Considerations issue paper and Feb. 5 meeting discussion to Feb. 25, 2026,” and asked stakeholders to submit comments by end of day Feb. 25, 2026. The notice also says the “issue paper, presentation, and meeting recording are available” on CAISO’s Large Load webpage.
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Recent California data center news
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How Google is decarbonizing its facilities
Google aims to reduce absolute emissions by 50% by 2030; scope 2 emissions focus on data centers. Initiatives include efficient data center controls, LEED-certified office space, and electrification. Facilities aim for green certifications, with the Bay View campus in Mountain View featuring geothermal installation and water retention ponds.
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How Google is decarbonizing its facilities
Google aims to reduce scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 50% by 2030 from its 2019 baseline, totaling 10.2 million tonnes of CO2 eq in 2022. Initiatives at data centers and offices include using low-carbon refrigerants, smart controls, LEED-certified spaces, and electrification. The Bay View campus in Mountain View focuses on energy efficiency through geothermal installations and water retention ponds for cooling.