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.
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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: June 21, 2018
The Markets and Reliability Committee approved PJM’s proposed revisions to adjust the methodology for developing the capacity model for winter peak weeks.
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Supply Sufficiency ‘Hot Topic’ at MISO Board Week
MISO Advisory Committee members discussed how to ensure sufficient energy supply at the RTO’s Board Week.
MISO
MISO Players Probe Causes of Increasing Emergencies
Officials at MISO Board Week meetings pondered why the RTO is likely to face an increasing frequency of emergency conditions in the near future.
FirstEnergy Calls out FERC ‘Failure’ to Act on Resilience
FirstEnergy Solutions says ISO-NE’s request to prop up Exelon’s Mystic plant shows why FERC should take emergency action to bail out coal and nuclear.
DOE
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: June 12, 2018
NYISO Vice President of Operations Wes Yeomans told the Management Committee the ISO is prepared to meet peak demand this summer.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: June 13, 2018
ISO-NE forecasts a net installed capacity requirement value of 34,000 MW for capacity commitment period 2023/24, officials told the PAC.
Monitoring Analytics
Duke, ODEC Rebuffed on Polar Vortex Gas Refunds
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that FERC was justified when it denied the Duke Energy's and ODEC's reimbursement requests in 2015.
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).

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