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.
McDermott International
DC Circuit Rejects Entergy Attempt to Save MISO Capacity Obligation Rule
An appeals court has denied Entergy’s repeat attempt to revive a 50% minimum capacity obligation rule for MISO’s load-serving entities, concluding Entergy lacked standing.
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CEC Approves Reliability Program Revisions After Pushback from CPUC
The CEC on approved revised guidelines for a reliability program after the state’s utility regulator said the effort could undermine certain benefits of a separate reliability program run by Pacific Gas and Electric.
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PJM, Alphabet Partnering on AI Tools to Speed Interconnection
PJM and Alphabet on April 10 announced a partnership to develop a suite of new tools using artificial intelligence to speed the RTO’s generation interconnection process. 
The Brattle Group
ACP Road Map Suggests Market Changes to Increase Storage Participation
ACP released a report produced by The Brattle Group laying out how organized markets can replicate the success CAISO and ERCOT have had in deploying energy storage resources.
NYISO
NYISO Reaffirms Need for NYC Peakers in Summer
NYISO continues to find a reliability need for New York City this summer and two peaker plants in the city should be allowed to continue operations into 2027 if necessary, according to sensitivity results for the first-quarter Short Term Assessment of Reliability.
ERCOT
ERCOT: 60 GW in Additional Demand by 2031
ERCOT has unveiled a long-term load forecast for 2031 that adjusts projections provided by transmission providers and accounts for the uncertain nature of data centers and other large users.
Entergy Texas
MISO Fast Lane Proposal Disadvantages IPPs, Retail Choice States, Critics Tell FERC
MISO’s proposal to use a temporary “fast lane” in its interconnection queue to speed up necessary resource additions would give utility-owned generation preferential treatment, according to protesters’ comments filed with FERC.
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NJ Lawmakers Sound Energy Supply Alarm
New Jersey lawmakers pushed back on the state’s all-electricity, clean-energy strategy at a heated committee hearing, urging an all-the-above approach as PJM faced criticism for failing to foresee a dramatic hike in demand.
NEMA
NEMA Report Forecasts 50% Electric Demand Growth by 2050
Electrical manufacturer trade group NEMA was the latest to release a forecast of electricity demand growth, which shows data centers dominating in the first decade plus, but EVs making up the most from the late 2030s onward.
Entergy Arkansas
FERC Approves Increase in MISO Value of Lost Load to $10K
FERC gave MISO the go-ahead to set its value of lost load at $10,000/MWh by early fall, nearly three times as high as the current $3,500/MWh value.

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