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.
Generation owners in CAISO are urging changes in an ISO reliability proposal for determining which unprofitable generators are eligible to receive payments.
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed Tariff revisions requiring load-responsible entities (LREs) to maintain sufficient capacity and planning reserves.
CAISO stakeholders are urging it to develop a plan to procure the flexible capacity resources needed to manage the integration of renewable generation.
CAISO unveiled its latest revisions to a program meant to compensate uneconomic generation units needed to maintain reliability.
CAISO said it will kick off an initiative to refine its generation interconnection process later this year as part of an effort to accommodate renewables.
Market participants remain skeptical of a MISO plan to integrate external resource zones into its annual capacity auction.
CAISO is moving ahead with an effort to create new tools to deal with the variable output from the increasing amount of renewable generation on its grid.
A Central Texas heat wave is leading to surging demand for electricity, helping ERCOT continue its streak of breaking demand records.
MISO has introduced a three-step checklist that owners of BTM generation can use to prove deliverability for the Planning Resource Auction.
The PJM Planning Committee approved revisions to the rules for the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan, agreeing to extend the cycle to 18 months.
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