California DER wholesale market participation could grow 2+ GW from CAISO ‘accounting change’: advocate

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Behind-the-meter batteries and other aggregated DERs could get another lift from a related rulemaking at the California Public Utilities Commission, but a final ruling is unlikely before next year, a

Published Aug. 5, 2026

Rooftop solar panels. A draft proposal published by the California Independent System Operator in July 2026 would treat distributed energy resource aggregators as discrete resources, allowing them to export power within CAISO load zones until their net load hits zero.