January 15, 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.
Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Pushes ERCOT on Market Changes
The Texas PUC expressed concern that ERCOT is not moving quickly enough to implement the many changes to the market directed by the state legislature.
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ERCOT Preps for 2nd Cold Snap of Year
ERCOT is bracing for the second major cold front of the year, issuing an operating condition notice for Thursday and Friday ahead of “extreme cold weather.”
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MISO’s Seasonal Capacity Proposal Opposed at FERC
Several stakeholders condemn MISO’s bid to reconfigure its resource adequacy design into seasonal auctions with availability-based resource accreditations.
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Concerns Arise over EV Truck Impact on California Grid Reliability
As CARB moves toward requirements to electrify truck fleets, concerns are surfacing about the demands large EVs will put on an already-strained grid.
Western RA Program Readies Governance
The Northwest Power Pool’s Western Resource Adequacy Program is forming stakeholder committees to nominate directors and shape program design.
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Near-emergency Follows MISO’s Winter Warnings
MISO flirted with its first maximum generation event of the year, a month after it cautioned members that winter operations would get risky.
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Insurance Companies Suing ERCOT, Generators
More than 100 insurance companies are suing ERCOT and generators for policy holders’ “significant property damage” during last February’s winter storm.
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Conn., ISO-NE not Seeing Eye to Eye on Winter Reliability Worries
An exchange of letters between ISO-NE and Connecticut's top energy regulator shows tension still remains about how to handle winter reliability worries.
Solar Landscape
MOPR, Capacity Auction Highlight 2021 for PJM
PJM's year was punctuated by changes in the capacity market as votes by stakeholders led to the implementation of the RTO’s narrowed MOPR.
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SPP Aspires to Increase its Western Footprint in 2022
SPP's new five-year strategic plan includes increasing its footprint in the Western Interconnection.

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