December 24, 2024

Resource Adequacy

Resource adequacy is the ability of electric grid operators to supply enough electricity at the right locations, using current capacity and reserves, to meet demand. It is expressed as the probability of an outage due to insufficient capacity.
NERC
NERC Warns Challenges ‘Mounting’ in Coming Decade
NERC warned in its 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment that most of the electric grid faces potential energy shortfalls beginning as early as next year.
Grid Strategies
Grid Strategies’ 5-year Demand Growth Forecast Rises
Utilities around the country expect peak demand to grow by 128 GW, or 15.8%, to 947 GW by 2029, according to the latest report from Grid Strategies.
WECC
West to See ‘Staggering’ Load Growth, WECC Report Says
A WECC report predicts annual demand in the Western Interconnection will grow from 942 TWh in 2025 to 1,134 TWh in 2034, although it says the region should have the resources necessary to meet that load.
ACORE
Panelists Call ITCS ‘Excellent Starting Point’
Webinar participants said NERC's study on interregional transfer capability is a solid foundation for future planning but leaves much work still to be done.
NERC
NERC Sees ‘Reasons for Optimism’ as Winter Approaches
NERC staff said they see both signs of progress and looming challenges in the ERO's winter reliability assessment.
NERC
NERC Releases Final ITCS Draft Installments
NERC released the final draft installments of the ITCS this week, identifying 35 GW of prudent transfer capability additions.
FERC
FERC Grills Grid Stakeholders on Reliability
Grid stakeholders joined commissioners in Washington, D.C., for FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference.
Talen Energy
Regulators Worry Data Centers Consume Too Much Clean Energy
Pairing power-hungry data centers with clean energy resources is sparking mixed feelings among regulators, who say the grid already is straining with increased electrification and connecting new energy sources.
FERC
FERC Reliability Conference to Highlight Resource Adequacy
FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference will feature discussions on resource adequacy and other pressing grid reliability concerns.
Western Power Pool
WRAP Members Vote to Delay ‘Binding’ Phase to Summer 2027
The Western Resource Adequacy Program’s key stakeholder body approved a plan that would postpone the start of its penalty phase by one year, to summer 2027.

Want more? Advanced Search