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.
SPP stakeholders approved a revision request that allows the RTO to lower its planning reserve margin as it waits on a quorum-less FERC.
President Trump followed through on his campaign pledge to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord on climate change
The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) said the state’s utilities have 41 GW of capacity, more than enough to meet a projected peak summer load.
CAISO stakeholders voiced skepticism about the effectiveness of a new ISO initiative to prevent early retirement of unprofitable generators.
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
The continued closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility remains an issue for the summer readiness of the Southern California grid.
Customers of the Southwestern Power Administration asked MISO to change how it accredits their hydropower allocations - from baseload to peaking power.
MISO summer planning reserve margins will remain firmly above requirements even after it shaved nearly half a percentage point.
ERCOT said it has sufficient capacity to meet demand for the next five years, including a forecast record peak this summer.
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Speakers told FERC this week that RTO capacity markets are in serious danger from state renewable procurements and subsidies for nuclear plants.
The PJM Operating Committee discussed how difficult power demand was to forecast in March as a snowstorm was followed by exceptionally warm weather.
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