September 28, 2024

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.
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
MISO: 50% Peak Load Cap, Software Help Key for Crowded, Delayed Queue
MISO is adamant that it should limit project proposals in future queue cycles to 50% of annual peak load to moderate its 300-GW, oversaturated queue.
Western Power Pool
WRAP Members Vote to Delay ‘Binding’ Phase to Summer 2027
The Western Resource Adequacy Program’s key stakeholder body approved a plan that would postpone the start of its penalty phase by one year, to summer 2027.
NWS and NOAA
Late August Heat Wave Delivers 122-GW MISO Summer Peak
MISO set its 122-GW summertime peak on the unofficial last week of summer, with widespread heat necessitating back-to-back maximum generation warnings.
Holtec International
Holtec Confident on Late 2025 Restart of Palisades Nuclear Plant
No nuclear power plant in the nation has restarted operations after shutting down, and Holtec International is detailing how it expects to accomplish the feat at the mothballed Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in a little more than a year.
TVA
TVA Defends Rate Increase for New Gen while Nonprofit Blasts Utility’s ‘Broken Oversight’
The Tennessee Valley Authority is insisting its second rate increase in two years is necessary to build new generation despite the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy condemning the latest hike as clandestine and used to support fossil fuel investments.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 19-20, 2024
ERCOT’s rule change to the Nodal Operating Guide that imposes voltage ride-through requirements on inverter-based resources has been partially approved, but much work remains.
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MISO Queue Critiques Take Focus at Infocast Midcontinent Conference
Infocast’s inaugural Midcontinent Clean Energy summit provided panelists a pulpit for critiquing MISO’s interconnection queue setup as it strains under the weight of hundreds of gigawatts intended to further fleet shift and meet load growth.
MISO
MISO Predicts Painless Fall Despite Missouri Capacity Shortfall
MISO doesn’t believe autumn will prove much trouble for it to tackle, though it faces a capacity shortfall in Missouri.
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Exec Details MISO’s Tight Spot Between Load Growth, Retirements, Unwieldy Queue
MISO's Todd Hillman described the pressure cooker environment of escalating data center demand, a precarious reliability situation and an overwhelmingly large interconnection queue at Infocast’s inaugural Midcontinent Clean Energy Summit.
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Members Want More Features in New MISO Load Tracking
MISO continues to try to get a bead on load growth and took stakeholder suggestions on how to best monitor sizable future load additions across the footprint.

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