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.
DOE
DOE Loans $26.5B to Southern Co. for Infrastructure Upgrades
Southern Co. will receive $26.5 billion in loans to support generation and transmission upgrades.
FERC
FERC Declines to Suggest Interregional Transmission Requirements
FERC declined to suggest any minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in a report to Congress.
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La. Energy Leads Say Determined Approach Lands Data Center Contracts
Louisiana utility players described their pull-out-all-the-stops, gas-propelled campaign to attract data centers as another hyperscaler announced plans for a new artificial intelligence-training facility in the state.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
LaCerte: FERC Focused on Winning AI Race
FERC Commissioner David LaCerte was back before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, just four months after being sworn in, for a hearing on his nomination for a full five-year term.
Constellation Energy
Constellation Stock Jumps off Reported $2.32B in 2025 Profit
Constellation Energy reported a net income of $2.32 billion in 2025 and gave updates on the planned restart of the former Three Mile Island nuclear facility.
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PJM Stakeholders Begin Discussions on Reliability Backstop Design
PJM and stakeholders laid out their initial thoughts on the structure of the in-development reliability backstop procurement as the RTO looks to meet a September target set out by the White House and all 13 member states’ governors.
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PJM Consults MC on Price Collar Extension, Expedited Interconnection Track
Two PJM proposals would revise its tariff to extend the collar on capacity prices for two more years and implement an expedited interconnection track for large projects to bring new capacity online quickly.
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Promises More Details on Batch Study Process
ERCOT staff have promised more clarity on the link between the initial batch study process for large loads and the subsequent studies and existing planning structure during an upcoming workshop.
NYISO
NYISO Seeks to Avoid ‘Flip-flopping’ in Revised Planning Process
NYISO is proposing to use a set of multiple scenarios rather than relying on a single base case in its Reliability Planning Process to avoid study-by-study fluctuations in determining reliability needs.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Reports $3B in 2025 Earnings, Progress on CVOW Despite Delay
Dominion Energy updated analysts on its efforts to complete a major offshore wind project and to meet rising demand from data centers on its fourth-quarter earnings call.

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