CAISO Files Final 2027 Local Capacity Technical Report: the Bay Area Enters 2027 With Just 198 MW of Margin
The CAISO filed its Final 2027 Local Capacity Technical Report in the CPUC's Resource Adequacy docket. (See CRI's coverage of the Draft Report here.)
CAISO: LA Basin Capacity Is Getting More Expensive
Total local capacity requirements in California will increase by approximately 602 MW (2.6%) from 2026 to 2027, reaching 23,618 MW…

The final report makes no modifications to the draft document. The most notable number is 23,618 MW in statewide local capacity requirements for 2027, a net increase of 602 MW, or 2.6%, from the 2026 requirement of 23,016 MW.
The largest increases concentrate in four areas.
