March 10, 2025

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.
NYISO Study to Examine Future Winter Security Risks
An upcoming fuel and energy security study will examine the combined impacts of electric generation trends and extended cold snaps on NYISO system reliability.
NYISO
NYISO Operating Committee Briefs: April 20, 2023
NYISO updated the Operating Committee about forecasted summer conditions, assessing that margins are declining over time as NYISO transitions to clean energy.
General Electric
FERC Rejects SPP Self-funding Proposal for TOs
FERC has rejected SPP tariff revisions that would help transmission owners continue to self-fund network upgrades to interconnect generators.
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FERC Terminates MISO Show-cause Order
FERC approved MISO’s reworked ratio for use in its capacity auction a day before MISO began accepting offers on the postponed auction.
SPP
SPP MOPC Briefs: April 10-11, 2023
SPP staff and stakeholders spent much of last week’s virtual Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting discussing resource adequacy.
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MISO Unveils New Seasonal Auction Timeline, Ratio
MISO will fire up its capacity auction machinery beginning April 18 after it was forced to delay the auction last month on a FERC order.
ISO-NE
Gas Volatility Leads ISO-NE to Seek Update to Inventoried Energy Program
ISO-NE is seeking changes to the program to attract sufficient LNG in light of higher volatility in global prices than when FERC initially approved it in 2020.
WRAP
Public Service Co. of New Mexico Joins WRAP
Public Service Co. of New Mexico joined the Western Power Pool's Western Resource Adequacy Program, bringing the number of participants to 22.
NERC
Stakeholder Soapbox: New FERC Stance Needed to Improve Winter Storm Readiness
FERC must look beyond reliability standards to boost electric industry winter readiness, says R Street Institute's Michael Giberson.
WECC
WECC Report Reviews State of the Western Interconnection
Among the topics covered by WECC’s State of the Interconnection report, one subject stands out: the impact of extreme natural events on the Western grid.

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