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.
MISO is switching gears on a previous proposal to discontinue its practice of forecasting long-term capacity import and export limits.
With the exception of three nor’easters, system operations in March were relatively uneventful, PJM told Operating Committee meeting attendees.
The MISO Reliability Subcommittee (RSC) discussed a recent RTO white paper on resource availability, including the increasing frequency of max gen events.
Citing reliability concerns, ISO-NE will ask FERC for a Tariff waiver to allow Exelon's 1,998-MW Mystic Generating Station to continue running.
A seasonal post-mortem at this month's MISO Board Week provided stakeholders with insight into the RTO’s market performance recently, in the near future and the long term.
© RTO Insider
CAISO, Pacific Gas and Electric and Calpine have settled their differences over the terms of the reliability-must-run (RMR) agreements.
© RTO Insider
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee approved staff’s recommendation to remove reliability unit commitment capacity from the grid operator’s ORDC.
Duke Energy released a carbon-reduction plan that anticipates relying on natural gas and technology advancements to phase out coal-fired generation by 2050.
PJM assured Pennsylvania legislators that the state has ample power generation for its needs and cautioned that fuel diversity will not ensure reliability.
The MISO Resource Adequacy Subcommittee will devote time this year to several projects focused on improving the RTO’s resource adequacy construct.
Want more? Advanced Search