If California is to meet its future emissions reduction goals—including rapid electrification of the transportation sector—a robust electric grid will be the key to the state’s success. As new clean energy technologies are explored and regional markets expand, additional transmission will be needed to support the growing need for electric generation.
As he leads the CAISO, Elliot Mainzer is focused on these rapidly escalating needs, while also effectively managing serious threats to the operation of the existing system as we encounter unprecedented heat events, drought, and wildfires. He joins us to share his vision for the future of an evolving grid and the valuable insights that have been gained as his organization manages and addresses the extraordinary stress that a changing climate is placing on the system today.