Lilly Mckenna

On April 9, 2026, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) hosted a meeting on Tribal engagement in long-term transmission planning. The purpose of the meeting was to share information about transmission planning and development in California, engage Tribal community members and leaders in dialogue on the development of CAISO’s Tribal Engagement Policy, receive input from Tribal community members, and identify opportunities for Tribal participation in transmission development decisions.

On March 9, 2026, the California Court of Appeal handed down a decision in favor of the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Net Billing Tariff, which was adopted in 2022 as a successor to the then-current Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0 tariff. The Net Billing Tariff reduced compensation for exported energy due to concerns that NEM 2.0 shifted grid costs to ratepayers without solar.

The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) is weighing how to address the (often substantial) cost of transmission infrastructure and facility upgrades needed to interconnect an increasing number of large load customers, such as data centers, in Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) service territory. As retail interconnection requests at the transmission level have grown, PG&E has sought to address a gap in its tariff.