FERC regulates CAISO because interstate transmission lines fall under the jurisdiction of federal commerce laws.

[3] CAISO's leadership consists of executive management and governing board members appointed by the Governor of California.

[10] CAISO provides a daily report on California renewable electricity generation, compared to overall system demand.

[11] CAISO settled with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation for $6 million for violations of standards related to the 2011 Southwest blackout.

[16][17] The CEO of CAISO stated that the 3,300 megawatts of grid storage batteries added since the August 2020 rolling blackouts were definitely helpful during this event.