CAISO (California)

ISO/RTO: CAISO · States: CA

Power Pressure Score: 19/100 (Low pressure), high confidence.

Score breakdown

Subscore	Value	Confidence
Demand growth	0/100 (Low pressure)	medium
Capacity margin	0/100 (Low pressure)	high
Large-load pipeline	Data pending	unavailable
Generation additions/retirements	41/100 (Moderate pressure)	medium
Transmission congestion	7/100 (Low pressure)	low
Weather-driven demand stress	83/100 (Critical pressure)	medium

Latest metrics

• Peak demand: 43,182 MW
• Reserve margin: 53.2%

Data sources

• eia_v2_demand: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:49.290702+00:00)
• eia_v2_fuel_mix: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:55:02.316654+00:00)
• eia_860m: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:55:02.318325+00:00)
• noaa_nws: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:55:03.699245+00:00)
• caiso_oasis_congestion: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:55:04.682169+00:00)
• nerc_ltra: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:55:04.682210+00:00)

Other regions

• ERCOT (Texas) — 58/100 (Moderate pressure)
• PJM (Mid-Atlantic / Midwest) — 35/100 (Low pressure)
• MISO (Midcontinent) — 60/100 (Elevated pressure)
• SPP (Southwest Power Pool) — 31/100 (Low pressure)
• NYISO (New York) — 21/100 (Low pressure)
• ISO-NE (New England) — 30/100 (Low pressure)
• Southeast (non-ISO) — 71/100 (Elevated pressure)
• Mountain West (non-ISO) — 7/100 (Low pressure)
• Florida (non-ISO) — 64/100 (Elevated pressure)

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