California ISO Initiates Internal Investigation; Concerns Surface Following Potential Improper Release of Information.FOLSOM, Calif. -- The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Independent System Operator (California ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) has started an internal investigation and placed an employee on leave, following the discovery of a potential release of confidential data to an individual outside the ISO. "We are taking immediate actions to identify what information has been disclosed, and what data, if any, is confidential," said ISO Board Chair Ken Wiseman. "We want to take all precautionary pre·cau·tion·ar·y also pre·cau·tion·al adj. Of, relating to, or constituting a precaution: taking precautionary measures; gave precautionary advice. Adj. 1. steps to protect the integrity of the energy market." Former Board Chair Michael Kahn Michael Kahn is the name of:
"We have reported our concern to the appropriate authorities, including the California Attorney General The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the government of the state of California in the USA. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (California Constitution, Article V, Section 13. and other state officials as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates. ," said Kahn. The California ISO has retained an outside law firm to advise during the investigation, which began immediately following discovery of the suspected activity. The California ISO is charged with managing the flow of electricity along the long-distance, high-voltage power lines that make up the bulk of California's transmission system. The not-for-profit public-benefit corporation assumed the responsibility in March, 1998 when California opened its energy markets to competition and the state's investor-owned utilities turned their private transmission power lines over the to the California ISO to manage. The mission of the California ISO is to safeguard the reliability delivery of electricity, facilitate markets and ensure equal access to a 25,000-circuit mile "electron highway." |
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