While California should have sufficient electricity demand this summer, unforeseen circumstances such as heat waves, power plant outages or wildfires that threaten transmission could test the southern part of the state, the California Independent System Operator said Friday in a statement. The ISO is expecting peak demand this summer at about 47,351 MW, about 646 MW above 2013, but below an all-time peak of 50,270 MW set in 2006. The grid operator is expecting to have 53,950 MW of power capacity available this summer, up about 3,243 MW compared with last summer. Article continues below… Megawatt Daily provides detailed coverage of power prices in major US and Canadian electricity markets, up-to-date information about solicitations and supply deals, and information about complex state and federal power regulations. In-state hydroelectric generation is predicted to be around 1,370 MW to 1,669 MW for the summer because of well-below-normal water conditions across the […]