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 revised elements of its proposal to create a non-capacity backed load product for large loads as the Critical Issue Fast Path embarks on determining how to address the reliability challenges posed by accelerating data center load growth.
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Ontario environmental groups panned the Canadian government’s inclusion of small modular reactors among infrastructure projects selected to receive fast-track regulatory treatment, saying renewables would be a far cheaper way to expand generation capacity.
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Heat affects the full length of the electric supply chain: from generation, through the grid, to utilities’ customers, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
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The Pacific Northwest is on track to meet energy efficiency goals set in the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2021 power plan after having saved 160 aMW through improvements in 2024, the council said in a news release.
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PJM plans to modify and refile a proposal to revise how capacity interconnection rights can be transferred from a deactivating resource to a new unit.
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The Planning Committee voted to endorse a PJM quick fix proposal to expand provisional interconnection service to allow resources that are not fully deliverable to enter service as energy-only resources.
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A report from the International Gas Union argued that the U.S. and other nations can do more to ensure natural gas is properly used as a resource for grid stability.
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A House Natural Resources Committee hearing on permitting legislation highlighted how split the parties are, even on an issue where key parts of both their coalitions support action.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration is boosting its estimate of national power generation growth to 2.3% this year and 3.0% next year.
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Permitting reform legislation is starting to move through Congress, with a key House committee holding a hearing and supporters lobbying legislators, though actually passing a bill is tough in any political climate.
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