October 29, 2025

Regulatory Update for October 29, 2025

(Covering October 22-28, 2025)

Our energy regulatory team has compiled a list of state and federal energy regulatory developments to keep you up to speed on key energy regulatory matters from across the United States. Stoel’s energy regulatory team is always available to answer questions about any of these developments. Click here to meet the energy regulatory team.

Jump to the following jurisdictions:

State Regulatory Agencies

• California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
• California Energy Commission (CEC)
• California Air Resources Board (CARB)
• Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)

Federal Regulatory Agencies

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Independent System Operators (ISO) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO)

• California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
• ISO New England (ISO-NE)
• PJM Interconnection (PJM)
• Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

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State Regulatory Agencies

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC or COMMISSION)[1]

Proposed Decisions and Resolutions

Rulemaking (R.) 23-03-007 (Order Instituting Rulemaking to Set Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge in 2024, 2025, and 2026)

This decision adopts a $0.00591/kWh rate amount for the 2026 Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge, for eligible electric customers, in order to collect $908.9 million from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Given the projected $6.5 million under collection through 2025, this will result in a 2026 annual revenue requirement of $902.4 million for the Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge.

Rulemaking (R.) 23-12-008 (Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Transportation Electrification Policy and Infrastructure)

This decision adopts revised transportation electrification data gathering and reporting requirements. The decision also continues the implementation of the Technical Assistance Program with a budget of $36 million over three years and delinks this program from the Funding Cycle One Behind-the-Meter Rebate Program. Lastly, this decision provides clarification regarding other programs approved in Decision 22-11-040 and the Funding Cycle Zero deadline. The Funding Cycle One Behind-the-Meter Rebate Program remains paused.

Draft Resolution (Res) ALJ-485. This resolution approves modifications to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Title 20, Division 1, of the California Code of Regulations) as set forth in Appendix A

The modifications implement statutory amendments, conform to current Commission practice, streamline procedures, promote transparency and accessibility, and provide greater clarity as specifically discussed below. These modifications shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for review and publication in the California Code of Regulations, and for transmittal to the Secretary of State. The Comment period is open until November 24, 2025.

Voting Meeting

The CPUC will hold a voting meeting in Sacramento, California on October 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PT.  The energy-related items on the agenda are below:

Item 3.  Res G-3606 (San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) 2024 Natural Gas Leak Abatement Ratemaking Forecasts and Capital Costs Recovery)

This Resolution denies SDG&E’s 2024 Natural Gas Leak Abatement (NGLA) ratemaking forecasts as presented in Advice Letter (AL) 3285-G-A for costs for its 2024 Compliance Plan.  SDG&E forecasts a total revenue requirement of $24.859 million in AL 3285-G-A: $22.919 million for Best Practices; $1.29 million for Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) projects; $0.428 million for Program Administration; and $0.222 million for any under-recovered ongoing capital revenue requirements.  This Resolution approves no funding for Best Practices because none of the practices is cost-effective.  Costs for RD&D are also denied.  SDG&E is authorized to record up to $0.428 million for NGLA Program Administration, if applicable, in the NGLA Program Memorandum Account for potential recovery in a future general rate case (GRC) or other proceeding, where it will be subject to a reasonableness review.  The Resolution approves $222,000 for unrecovered ongoing capital costs from previously approved Compliance Plans. 

Item 4.  Rulemaking (R.) 20-05-012 (Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Policies, Procedures and Rules for the Self-Generation Incentive Program and Related Issues)

This decision establishes the conditions for returning ratepayer funds and closing out all activities related to the ratepayer-funded portion of the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP).  The decision also implements the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund portion of SGIP as well as conditions for its closure in 2028.  Also included in this decision are modifications to existing rules for extending SGIP projects and participation in a qualifying demand response program for SGIP’s Residential Solar and Storage Equity budget. 

Item 5. Application (A.) 25-04-015 (Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for Authority to Establish a Ratemaking Mechanism for Energization Projects Pursuant to Senate Bill 410)

This decision authorizes SDG&E to establish a new Electric Energization Memorandum Account (EEMA) to record energization costs that are incremental to the energization costs approved in SDG&E’s 2024 GRC. SDG&E is authorized to record a total of $51.188 million of incremental costs to the EEMA: $10.561 million in 2024, $20.793 million in 2025, and $19.834 million in 2026. This represents an 83 percent reduction of SDG&E’s requested cap of $310.127 million from 2024 to 2026. SDG&E’s initial request would have more than doubled the amount of money it is authorized to spend on energization-related projects by its 2024 GRC; this decision authorizes no more than an 18 percent increase. SDG&E is authorized to annually transfer eligible costs to the Electric Distribution Fixed Cost Account for recovery from customers. The decision provides guidance for SDG&E to request revisions to the cap via a petition for modification. Through this decision, SDG&E is authorized, on an annual basis, to begin recovering eligible costs recorded to the EEMA from customers.

Item 7. Rulemaking (R.) 18-07-003 (Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue Implementation and Administration, and Consider Further Development, of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program)

This decision denies the March 6, 2025 petition to modify Decision (D.) 20-08-043, filed by the Bioenergy Association of California (BAC). BAC is seeking to extend or remove the end date of the Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff (BioMAT) and proposing other programmatic changes, primarily due to underutilization of this high-cost program and availability of other procurement options for bioenergy resources. The decision contends that maintaining the BioMAT end date, December 31, 2025, as directed by the Commission in D.20-08-043, is in alignment with the October 30, 2024 Governor’s Executive Order N-5-24 on affordability, and will allow Commission resources to be directed toward more effective clean energy programs.

Item 9. Resolution (Res) E-5426. This Resolution establishes the IRP Filing Citation Program (IRP FCP)

The IRP FCP will apply to all Load Serving Entities subject to the Commission’s oversight in an IRP Proceeding. Commission Staff will be delegated authority to issue citations and levy fines for failure to comply with any mandatory filing deadlines and reporting requirements in IRP Proceedings, including the planning and procurement tracks. The penalty amounts set forth in Appendix A are final and not subject to modification on appeal.

Item 10. Application (A.) 24-08-013 (Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a Determination Under Section 851 of Whether a Condemnation of Assets by the South San Joaquin Irrigation District Would Serve the Public Interest)

This decision dismisses, without prejudice, Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Application to determine whether, under Section 851, a condemnation of assets by the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) would serve the public interest. After PG&E and the SSJID have concluded their eminent domain action currently pending before the San Joaquin Superior Court, PG&E will file an application, consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 851 et seq., for Commission review, and at that time, the Commission will determine the appropriate scope of its review.

Item 12. Resolution (Res) E-5420

This Resolution approves, with modification, PG&E’s AL 7569-E, which requests Commission approval of two agreements to support the energization of a new 90-megawatt data center load in San Jose, as requested by STACK Infrastructure. These agreements facilitate the construction of new transmission facilities to serve STACK’s load. The Commission approves the AL with modifications, finding the agreements necessary and largely appropriate to energize this new load.

Item 14. Petition (P.) 21-07-012 (Petition of the City and County of San Francisco for a Valuation of Certain Pacific Gas & Electric Company Property Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Sections 1401-1421)

This decision adopts standards of just compensation that are applicable in this proceeding. The decision adopts the following principles of just compensation: (a) PG&E’s shareholders and remaining customers are made whole; (b) the City and County of San Francisco’s condemnation of PG&E’s property in and around San Francisco constitutes a partial taking; and (c) PG&E may be entitled to business and physical severance damages.

Item 16. Resolution (Res) E-5419

This Resolution approves two swap contracts for bundled portfolio content category 1 (PCC-1) renewable energy credits (RECs) and energy. SCE is seeking approval to count its purchase contract for June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026, executed as part of the swap as a bridge toward the energy portion of SCE’s Diablo Canyon Replacement procurement requirement under Ordering Paragraph of D.21-06-035.

Item 21. Application (A.) 24-05-002 (Application of West Coast Gas Company to Revise its Gas Rates and Tariffs)

This decision grants the Joint Motion for Adoption of the Amended Settlement Agreement (Amended Settlement Agreement) between West Coast Gas Company, Inc. and the Public Advocates Office. The Amended Settlement Agreement results in an increase in Base Rate Revenue of $96,358.46 and total 2025 Test Year Revenue of $1,475,538.94 and resolves all issues in this GRC proceeding.

Item 25. Application (A.) 24-05-004 (Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of Natural Gas Curtailment Procedures Pursuant to Decision 23-11-069)

Decision 23-11-069, issued in PG&E’s 2023 GRC Proceeding, directed the utility to file A.24-05-004, to revise the curtailment procedures in its Gas Tariff and make the revised procedures “similar to” the curtailment procedures of other large energy utilities. The purpose of the Commission’s directive and the aim of the utility’s application are to expand the utility’s curtailment tools by adding tariff provisions for systemwide curtailment procedures similar to what other large California energy companies use. According to the Commission, the utility currently relies on localized curtailment procedures. This decision corrects that situation by approving the addition of specific systemwide curtailment procedures to PG&E’s existing curtailment procedures.

Upcoming Workshops and Events

Transportation Electrification Proactive Planning Webinar

The CPUC hosted a webinar on October 22, 2025, for a technical workshop and took stakeholder feedback regarding the Energy Division’s Transportation Electrification Proactive Planning (TEPP) efforts.  As outlined in the Scoping Memo for R.23-12-008, TEPP is focused on zero-emission vehicle planning related to corridor freight charging infrastructure and similar loads such as light-duty charging plazas.  This proceeding is focused on improving transportation electrification-specific data, assumptions, and analyses that can ultimately be inputs into existing electric grid planning processes (e.g., Distribution Planning Process, Transmission Planning Process, etc.) that are being developed in other proceedings.  A ruling issued on October 1, 2025 requests stakeholder comments on the inputs and assumptions for TEPP modeling and related information.  Comments in response to the ruling are due October 31, 2025, and reply comments may be submitted by November 14, 2025.

Webinar on Clean Energy Permitting Playbook

The CPUC issued a webinar notice to several procurement and planning proceedings of a webinar to discuss initiatives to support local jurisdictions’ permitting of clean energy projects.  The webinar, which was held on October 22, provided an overview of the near final version of the Clean Energy Permitting Playbook and Toolkit (explanation of the structure, highlighting key components, and showcasing select tools) and outlined next steps for feedback and continued collaboration.  Additional information is available here. 

Virtual Workshop on Southern California Edison’s Rule 17

Southern California Edison (SCE) will host a virtual workshop aimed at developing a consensus on the revenue impacts of applying the bill adjustment limitations of SCE’s Rule 17, and other comparable rules for the other Investor-Owned Utilities, to bundled and unbundled service customers. The workshop will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. PST. For information about the workshop or to sign up, inquiries should be directed to Lleana Contreras Cevallos (Lleana.C.Cevallos@sce.com) and to Miriam Fishlein (Miriam.Fischlein@sce.com).

Webinar on Proposed 2026-2027 Transmission Planning Process Portfolios and Preliminary Busbar Mapping Results

The CPUC staff will host a webinar on November 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The objectives for the webinar are to familiarize stakeholders with proposed portfolios and the busbar mapping process, review the preliminary mapping results for the proposed base case portfolio, and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to ask clarifying questions about the busbar mapping process and preliminary mapping results. Meeting access link can be found here.

Workshop on Resource Adequacy Track 3 Proposals

The Commission will host a webinar on November 3-4, 2025, to provide background on Resource Adequacy (RA) decisions and guidance, UCAP calculations and results, the Commission’s RA processes, LDES background VER background, and next steps. The link to the November 3 meeting can be found here and the link to the November 4 meeting can be found here.

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION (CEC)

2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR)

The CEC has released the 2025 IEPR workshop schedule and opened a new proceeding number (25-IEPR-01) for the 2025 IEPR.  Workshop topics and dates included in the notice are below (note: the workshop schedule is subject to change, and the current schedule was released on July 2, 2025).  Upcoming workshops or comment deadlines and recent changes to the workshop schedule are reflected below:

• November 13, 2025: IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Load Modifier Results (remote access only).
• December 11, 2025: IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Forecast (remote access only) – rescheduled from December 2, 2025.

On October 8, 2025, the CEC circulated a “Save the Date” email regarding a Demand Analysis Working Group (DAWG) meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT on October 30, 2025.  According to the DAWG meeting website, the meeting will be held both remotely and in person, and will focus on the California Energy Demand Forecast for the draft load modifier results for the 2025 IEPR.  Specifically, the meeting will address the following topics:

• Behind the meter photovoltaics and storage
• Additional Achievable Transportation Electrification
• Additional Achievable Energy Efficiency and Fuel Substitution
• Data centers
• Utility “Known Loads” project data used for distribution system planning
• Improvements to the methodology to calibrate sector end-use model results with historical data

Additional information is available in the meeting agenda and on the DAWG meeting website.

On July 22, 2025, the CEC released a Revised Scoping Order for the 2025 IEPR, which updates the original Scoping Order posted in March 2025.

Renewables Portfolio Standard 10th Edition Guidebook Update

On September 18, 2025, the CEC released the draft Renewables Portfolio Standard Guidebook, Tenth Edition (Guidebook) for public review and comment.  CEC Staff held a remote access workshop to discuss the draft Guidebook on October 6, 2025.  Written comments on the Guidebook were due to Docket 21-RPS-02 by October 20, 2025. 

Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3) - California Offshore Wind Advancement Act

CEC staff will host two upcoming workshops regarding offshore wind seaport readiness:

• November 13, 2025: 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (remote access only)
• November 14, 2025: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (remote access only)

According to the Notice, CEC staff will provide an overview of AB 3 and summarize progress made to meet AB 3 requirements. A detailed meeting schedule will be posted prior to the workshop at Docket No. 25-AB-03

As background, AB 3 requires the CEC to prepare and submit two reports to the Governor and Legislature, in consultation with various state agencies, including the California State Lands Commission, California Coastal Commission, California Workforce Development Board, Ocean Protection Council, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly Office of Planning and Research), and others.

• Report 1 is a second-phase plan for seaport readiness due by December 31, 2026 (Pub. Resources Code Section 25991.8).
• Report 2 is a feasibility study of achieving 50 percent and 65 percent in-state assembly and manufacturing of offshore wind energy projects due by December 31, 2027 (Pub. Resources Code Section 25991.9).

Each of the upcoming workshops has its own event page (linked above) with remote attendance instructions and a link to the workshop notice and agenda.  Written comments are due to Docket No. 25-AB-03 by 5:00 p.m. on December 19, 2025.

Funding for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging

The CEC is accepting funding applications under the Fast Charge California Project, which includes up to $55 million of in-state funding for up to 100 of the installation costs for EV chargers at businesses and public sites across the state, through October 29, 2025.  Funding priority will be given to tribal areas and low-income and underserved communities.  Eligibility details and other application requirements are available here.

Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan

On October 27, 2025 the CEC hosted a hybrid meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan to discuss the staff draft report version of the 2025–2026 Investment Plan Update for the Clean Transportation Program, including proposed funding allocations.  According to the meeting notice, Commissioner Nancy Skinner, Presiding Member of the Advisory Committee, attended the October 27, 2025 meeting.  Written comments are due to the Docket Unit by 5:00 p.m. PT on November 7, 2025, under Docket No. 25-ALT-01.

Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Program

The CEC hosted a workshop on October 15, 2025 to present staff’s analysis of the DSGS Program during the 2024 season, with a focus on the Storage Virtual Power Plant performance, which is also referred to as Incentive Option 3.  Additional information is available on the event page, here.

Pursuant to a notice issued by the CEC on October 1, the DSGS Program has budgeted funding of $109.5 million, as of the Budget Act of 2025.  From that amount, about $64 million remains after accounting for incentives for past program seasons (including the 2024 season), encumbrances (third-party contracts through 2028), and program administration expenses through the end of the 2024–25 Fiscal Year.  Program staff anticipate having sufficient funding for the 2025 program season incentive payout and continuation of the DSGS Program for the 2026 program season with modifications, to align with the funding level projected to be available after the 2025 incentive payout.  Workshops will be announced at later dates to present staff’s analysis of DSGS Program performance in the 2024 program season and present potential changes to the DSGS Program for the 2026 program season.

CEC Business Meetings

The next CEC Business Meeting is scheduled for November 12, 2025.  

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (CARB)

Climate Risk Disclosure Laws Update

Although CARB originally announced it would issue proposed rules for the state’s climate risk disclosure laws, Senate Bills (SB) 253 and 261, on October 14, 2025, CARB released an update that it will be delaying the rulemaking until Q1 2026 due to “the large volume of public comments staff have received, and given ongoing input related to identifying the range of covered entities.”  CARB also issued a projected cost of compliance for the laws and shared the disclosure timeline for companies covered by SB 253 to disclose their scope 1 and scope 2 emissions for the first time.  Companies covered by SB 253 should expect to report their scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by June 30, 2026.

Meetings and Workshops

On October 29, 2025, CARB will hold a public workshop on updates to the California Cap-and-Invest Program (formerly Cap-and-Trade). CARB staff will provide an overview of recently signed legislation, Assembly Bill 1207 (AB 1207, Irwin, statutes of 2025) and Senate Bill 840 (SB 840, Limón, statutes of 2025), that provides direction on the Cap-and-Invest Program and discuss related potential updates to the Cap-and-Trade Regulation.

On October 30, 2025, CARB will hold a public meeting as part of CARB’s ongoing rulemaking process on embodied carbon. The purpose of this technical meeting is to receive feedback from interested parties and potentially regulated entities on staff concepts for an embodied carbon reporting regulation. At this meeting, CARB staff will present information on the technical work being done to develop an embodied carbon reporting regulation pursuant to AB 2446 (Holden, 2022) and AB 43 (Holden, 2023), and to request feedback from interested parties who may have expertise in manufacturing, importing, or retailing of building materials, as well as those with expertise on planning, developing, designing, and constructing new buildings.

On November 6, 2025, CARB will conduct a joint public meeting between CARB, the California Transportation Commission, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development to coordinate their implementation of policies that jointly affect transportation, housing, and air quality, including interagency efforts.  Presentations will facilitate open dialogue amongst state agencies and the public.

On November 20, 2025, CARB will conduct a public hearing to consider approving for adoption the proposed amendments to the Regulation on Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (LMR).  CARB adopted the LMR in 2010 to reduce methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, which are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California.  The LMR requires owners and operators to install and optimally operate landfill gas collection and control systems to minimize emissions, monitor surface methane concentration and other performance parameters, repair emission exceedances and other performance issues, conduct source testing of combustion devices used to destroy methane, and report compliance information to CARB and local air districts.

MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (MPUC)

At its October 30, 2025 weekly agenda meeting, the MPUC will consider: (1) issuing a letter to verify that the 200 MW power purchase agreement and asset purchase proposed by Otter Tail Power Co. in its October 8, 2025 filing meets MISO’s eligibility criteria to be studied in the Expedited Resource Addition Study (Docket No. E017/RP-21-339); (2) approval of the notice plan, exemption to certain certificate of need application content requirements, and authorization for Minnesota Power and American Transmission Company’s request to reevaluate the 800 MVA limit on the ATC Arrowhead 345/230kV Substation proposed in this docket (Docket No. E015/CN-25-111); (3) approval of the notice plan and exemptions to certain certificate of need requirements for the Bison to Alexandria Second Circuit 345 kV Transmission Line Project (Docket No. E002, ET2, E015, E017, ET6135/CN-25-116); (4) the level at which Otter Tail Power Co.’s 2026 Annual Forecasted Rates for its Energy Adjustment Rider should be set (Docket No. E017/AA-25-65); (5) approval of Minnesota Power’s Annual Forecast of Automatic Adjustment Charges for the period of January 2026 through December 2026 (Docket No. E015/AA-25-64); (6) the level at which Xcel Energy’s 2026 Annual Forecasted Rates for its Energy Adjustment Rider should be set (Docket No. E002/AA-25-63); and (7) approval of Upper Sioux Community’s request to reassign the service area of Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort from Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association to Xcel Energy (Docket No. E123, E002/SA-25-369).

Additionally, five state utility commissions (North Dakota, Montana, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas) have lodged a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to seek to block the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) $22 billion transmission package that would include construction of long-distance transmission lines across the Midwest that Minnesota utilities claim are needed to achieve the statewide mandate for clean energy by 2040. The state commissions argue that the benefits of the package largely flow to states with clean energy policies while socializing costs beyond those states. By contrast, MISO states that the transmission package will significantly benefit ratepayers in North Dakota and Montana, and will not affect ratepayers in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi because the projects are not in their region and thus, they will not be charged for them. Local news coverage can be found here.

Federal Agencies

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)

New FERC Chairman

President Trump has named Laura Swett as Chairman of FERC. The U.S. Senate previously confirmed Chairman Swett on October 7, 2025. Chairman Swett will serve for a term expiring on June 30, 2030.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Proposes Large Load and Hydropower Rules to FERC

The DOE sent a letter to FERC proposing a rulemaking on the interconnection of large loads, such as AI data centers, to be connected to the transmission system “in a timely, orderly, and non-discriminatory manner.” The letter requests FERC to assert its jurisdiction over large load interconnection. The DOE proposed 14 principles to inform FERC’s rulemaking, including subjecting load and hybrid facilities to standardized study deposits, readiness requirements, and withdrawal penalties and expediting the study of large loads that agree to be curtailable. The DOE’s letter requests that FERC consider and act no later than April 30, 2026.

The DOE also sent a letter to FERC issuing a proposed rulemaking on preliminary hydropower licenses, proposing that FERC not deny applications for preliminary permits solely based on opposition from third parties, such as other federal agencies.

Meetings and Conferences

FERC noticed its fourth public meeting of the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative on cross-jurisdictional issues relevant to FERC and state utility commissions, which will take place on November 12, 2025.  The meeting will explore topics related to energy infrastructure permitting, and FERC will release an agenda for the meeting by October 29, 2025.  The meeting will take place in Seattle, Washington and over Webcast.

Independent System Operators (ISO) and Regional Transmission Operators (RTO)

CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (CAISO)

Stakeholder Initiatives: Upcoming Meetings and Deadlines

Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0

CAISO posted the draft final proposal for the Interconnection Process Enhancements 5.0 initiative. Written comments are due November 3, 2025.  Additional information is available here.

Cluster 15 Cluster Study Reports

Cluster 15 Cluster Study Reports are expected to be published October 29, 2025, and will be available in the Grid Resource Interconnection Portal.  The user guide has been updated to provide instructions to view the report and provide next steps.  Additional information is available here.

ISO Board of Governors Meetings

CAISO has posted a revised final agenda for the October 29-30, 2025 ISO Board of Governors hybrid meeting. Additional information is available here.

2027 Local Capacity Requirements

CAISO will hold a public stakeholder call on November 3, 2025, to discuss the criteria, methodology, and assumptions to be used in the 2027 Local Capacity Technical study. CAISO has posted a draft study manual that addresses these topics. Comments on the study manual are due November 17, 2025. Additional information is available here.

Intertie Scheduling and Resource Adequacy Imports in Extended Day-Ahead Market Workshops

CAISO will host a two-day hybrid stakeholder call on November 5, 2025, and November 6, 2025, to discuss key elements of EDAM Implementation. Additional information is available here.

Draft 2026–2028 Policy Roadmap

CAISO has announced the publication of the draft 2026–2028 Policy Roadmap, which summarizes the policy initiatives and schedules that are planned for the next three years. A virtual stakeholder meeting will be held on November 6, 2025. Additional information is available here.

Virtual Information Session for Tribes and Tribal Representatives on FERC Order No. 1920 and CAISO Transmission Planning

CAISO will hold a virtual information session for Tribes and Tribal representatives on FERC Order No. 1920 and CAISO transmission Planning on November 6, 2025, from 8:00-10:00 a.m. The purpose of this initial meeting will be to describe the CAISO, its role in transmission development, and upcoming changes to the transmission planning framework which will seek to incorporate Tribal input. Additional information is available here.

Day-Ahead Market Enhancements (DAME), Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) and EDAM CAISO Balancing Authority Participation Rules

CAISO will offer on November 10, 2025, a continuation of the settlements-focused training session tailored for Scheduling Coordinators involved in, or impacted by, the upcoming Spring 2026 launches of DAME, EDAM, and EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules.  Additional information is available here.

Price Formation Enhancements

CAISO has scheduled a Price Formation Enhancements Phase 2 working group call for November 10, 2025. This session will explore the topic of scarcity pricing. Additional information is available here.

ISO NEW ENGLAND (ISO-NE)

Capacity Accreditation Calculations 

At a NEPOOL Reliability Committee meeting on October 22, 2025, ISO-NE indicated that in its updated capacity accreditation framework, that it intends resource deliverability calculations to reflect the capability of the transmission system to deliver megawatts but that the capacity auction reform would not change the process of determining deliverability.

Meeting

ISO-NE noticed an open meeting on November 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET held by the ISO’s board of directors, which will discuss ISO-NE’s 2025 draft Regional System Plan. The meeting will take place at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel and virtually. Advance registration is required to attend in person. No advance registration is required for virtual attendance.

PJM INTERCONNECTION (PJM)

Endorsed Proposals

The PJM Board of Managers has directed PJM to file a proposal to rework PJM’s capacity auction price curve, which sets the clearing price in PJM’s Base Residual Auction, by setting combustion turbines as the reference resource. The proposal comes from a joint proposal from PJM and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Vice Chair.

PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed an offer capping proposal to use only cost-based offers for resources that are scheduled in advance of PJM’s Day-Ahead Energy Market.

MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO)

MISO and SPP Select Coordinated System Plan Study Projects      

MISO and SPP stated that they will study over 30 transmission projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas as part of a plan to build out cost-shared transmission projects. MISO and SPP stated at their October 24 Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee that they would have draft recommendations—along with data, maps, and benefit estimates—by their December 12 meeting.

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[1] Per the CPUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure Rule 14.3, comments on proposed decisions are due 20 days after issuance of the proposed decision, and reply comments are due five days thereafter.  Comments on draft resolutions are due 20 days after the draft resolution appears in the CPUC’s daily calendar, per Rule 14.5.