January 22, 2025

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.
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 12, 2018
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness assured his Board of Directors that the grid operator is prepared for the summer heat.
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Dems Hit Coal, Nuke Bailout at House Hearing
A senior DOE official told Congress the department has no estimates on the cost of the coal and nuclear power bailout President Trump ordered.
MISO
OMS-MISO Survey Reveals Dimmer View of Future Supply
MISO’s supply picture for the next five years is less rosy than it was a year ago, according to the RTO's annual survey with the Organization of MISO States (OMS).
Potomac Economics
ERCOT Briefs: Week of June 5, 2018
ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor released its annual State of the Market report, saying the wholesale market “performed competitively” in 2017.
MISO Mulls Additional Emergency Communication
MISO is asking stakeholders if they would like the RTO to provide generators an additional emergency notification declaring a maximum generation alert.
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CAISO Hits Reset on Backstop Procurement Overhaul
CAISO is going back to the drawing board to overhaul its reliability-must-run (RMR) program, switching to a “holistic” approach.
Google
FERC Examining Cleco Plant SSR Compensation
FERC opened an investigation to determine whether the cost recovery for a Cleco Power plant that serves as a MISO system support resource (SSR) unit is justifiable.
Trump Orders Coal, Nuke Bailout, Citing National Security
President Trump on Friday ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take immediate action to prevent the loss of coal and nuclear plants, saying the economic and environmental challenges forcing their retirements threaten national security.
NYISO
NYISO Ready to Meet Summer Demand
NYISO said Wednesday it is prepared to meet peak demand this summer, with a total of 42,169 MW of power resources available to cover an expected peak of 32,904 MW — 2.9% above the long-term average.
NERC
NERC: ERCOT, CAISO Face Summer Reliability Concerns
NERC said Wednesday that its annual summer reliability assessment indicates ERCOT and CAISO will face operational challenges and potential reliability concerns this summer, thanks to the two ISOs’ respective loss of baseload generation and lack of fuel assurance.

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