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CAISO$-1.37ERCOT$25.89PJM$81.84MISO$25.82NYISO$34.88
ISO PROFILE / CAISO
CAISO · LIVE

California ISO

last reading 19:00:00
Wholesale price
$-1.37/MWh
-40.25 vs 24h ago
Renewables share
0.0%
-35.7% vs 24h ago
Carbon intensity
0gCO₂/kWh
-278 vs 24h ago
Demand · forecast
0.0GW
forecast 0.0 GW · imports +0.0%
CURRENT FUEL MIX
What's powering the grid right now
0%RENEWABLE
A FUEL TYPE SPARKLINES · 24H
Solar0.0%
57%0%
+0.0% over 24h
Wind4.9%
5%1%
-0.3% over 24h
Hydro19.3%
21%11%
+1.4% over 24h
Nuclear12.7%
13%7%
+1.6% over 24h
Natural Gas49.3%
72%3%
-4.6% over 24h
Coal0.0%
0%0%
+0.0% over 24h
Other Ren.10.2%
12%5%
+1.5% over 24h
Other Fossil3.6%
4%2%
+0.4% over 24h
Imports0.0%
0%0%
+0.0% over 24h
B FUEL MIX OVER TIME · 24H
STACKED AREA · 100% NORMALIZED
CAISO fuel mix, last 24h
% of generation
0%25%50%75%100%04:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
SolarWindHydroNuclearNatural GasCoalOther Ren.Other FossilImports
C PRICE & EMISSIONS
LMP · LOCATIONAL MARGINAL PRICE
Wholesale price, 24h
$/MWh
$12$26$39$53$6604:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
CARBON · gCO₂/kWh
Grid carbon intensity, 24h
lower is better
4013222431540704:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
DEMAND · ACTUAL VS FORECAST
Load, 24h
GW
152024293304:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
NET IMPORTS · % OF DEMAND
Imports vs exports, 24h
+ import / − export
-1%-1%+0%+1%+1%04:0007:0011:0014:0017:0020:0000:0003:00
D HOURLY PRICE HEATMAP · LAST 7 DAYS
HEATMAP · 24H × 7D
When is power expensive in CAISO?
$/MWh · cell = 1 hour
00
06
12
18
16 Sat
17 Sun
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
12.4 $/MWh
125.9 $/MWh
E HOURLY CARBON HEATMAP
HEATMAP · 24H × 7D
When is the CAISO grid cleanest?
gCO₂/kWh · darker = dirtier
00
06
12
18
16 Sat
17 Sun
18 Mon
19 Tue
20 Wed
21 Thu
22 Fri
62.0 gCO₂
376.0 gCO₂