California Independent System Operator
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The California Independent System Operator is a nonprofit organization that manages most of California’s high-voltage power grid and operates the state’s wholesale electricity market.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent system operator
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ regional transmission organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CAISO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor of California ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Balancing authorities in the Western Interconnection
ⓘ
neighboring utilities in Western United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridCovers |
most of California
ⓘ
small portion of Nevada ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
ensure open and non-discriminatory access to transmission
ⓘ
facilitate clean energy integration ⓘ maintain grid reliability ⓘ support competitive wholesale electricity markets ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMarket |
ancillary services market
ⓘ
wholesale electricity market ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Folsom, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit public benefit corporation ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| manages | high-voltage power grid in California ⓘ |
| operates |
California wholesale electricity market
ⓘ
energy imbalance market ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Interconnection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator |
California Energy Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California Public Utilities Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
congestion management on transmission grid
ⓘ
day-ahead electricity market scheduling ⓘ integration of renewable energy resources ⓘ interconnection of power plants to the grid ⓘ real-time balancing of electricity supply and demand ⓘ reliable operation of bulk electric system in most of California ⓘ transmission planning coordination ⓘ |
| sector |
electricity market operations
ⓘ
electricity transmission ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
California electricity market reforms
ⓘ
studies on renewable integration ⓘ |
| uses |
day-ahead market
ⓘ
locational marginal pricing ⓘ real-time market ⓘ |
| website | https://www.caiso.com ⓘ |
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