CAISO RIG
An open source toolkit for working with California ISO (CAISO) market and grid interfaces—clear contracts, testable adapters, and opinionated reference paths so you can integrate without reinventing the wheel.
Why open source
Grid-edge and market participation software is too important to hide behind opaque binaries. RIG is meant to be read, forked, and improved in public: shared vocabulary for messages and schedules, reproducible fixtures, and documentation that stays next to the code.
What you get
- Reference models for common CAISO-facing payloads and timelines
- Adapter patterns for bridging internal telemetry to market-ready representations
- Test harnesses and sample data aimed at CI, not just demos
- Docs that describe failure modes and versioning—not only happy paths
Who it is for
- Teams building DER aggregation, storage, or hybrid plant participation in CAISO
- Engineers who want inspectable tooling instead of black-box vendor SDKs
- Contributors improving interoperability across the Western grid ecosystem
Repository and releases
Source, issue tracker, and release notes will be linked here as the public repository is published. If you are collaborating with Blackstart Labs already, use your usual channel for early access.
RIG is offered as open source software; CAISO trademarks and service marks belong to their respective owners. This page describes intent and scope—not a endorsement by CAISO.