Elliot Mainzer
President and Chief Executive Officer at California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
About
Elliot Mainzer leads the California Independent System Operator. Mainzer joined CAISO in 2020 after 18 years at the Bonneville Power Administration, including seven years as Administrator and CEO. Mainzer’s work has included renewable energy development, transmission planning, market design, and regional collaboration.
Upcoming events (1)
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10
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JAN
12
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Sessions address policy, regulatory, and power-supply issues affecting joint action agencies and public power utilities. Topics include affordability, reliability, load growth, member expectations, and the role of joint action agencies in supporting members. The program covers AI and data centers’ effects on electricity-demand forecasts; utility costs, procurement timelines, supply chains, and rates; advanced nuclear deployment timelines, economics, and regulatory pathways; natural-gas production, pipeline development, and supply risks; and resource adequacy, capacity markets, and regional reliability. Additional sessions address battery storage, distributed and backup generation, virtual power plants, demand response, and emerging AI applications and member services. The event is designed for CEOs and senior management of joint action agencies and state associations, board members, commissioners, and public power utilities. Select sessions may be restricted to APPA member utilities, joint action agencies, and state associations.
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