Our commitment

The ISO vision for 2020 and beyond drives our strategies for the next five years. During this time, the ISO will work with others in the industry to strike the balance between achieving the state’s clean energy goals and maintaining reliability, efficiency and affordability.

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California's Clean Energy Future
The ISO is partnering with California’s energy and environmental agencies to implement a new vision for California’s Clean Energy Future.

California ISO mission

For the benefit of our customers, we:

Operate the grid reliably and efficiently
Provide fair and open transmission access
Promote environmental stewardship
Facilitate effective markets and promote infrastructure development

All through the provision of timely and accurate information.

The ISO vision

California ISO strives to be a world-class electric transmission organization built around a globally-recognized and inspired team providing cost-effective and reliable service, well-balanced and transparent energy market mechanisms, and high-quality information for the benefit of our customers.

Core values

Integrity

We are honest, ethical and trustworthy with each other and stakeholders in all business dealings, reflecting the highest professional standards.

Teamwork

We strive for one common vision and are inspired by working together, with clear points of accountability, to be a world-class organization in meeting corporate objectives and serving our customers.

Excellence

Internal and external excellence–we earn customer trust based on our quality, competence and discipline in our business dealings.

People-Focus

We value diversity, promote employee development, support work/life balance and foster an invigorating and fulfilling work environment.

Open Communication

We seek out diverse ideas and opinions, value transparency, promote “thought leadership” and openly share information both internally and externally.