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.
Xcel Energy
ERCOT, PUC Say Grid is Ready for Winter Weather
ERCOT and Texas regulators and politicians say the grid is ready for severe winter weather this time, but some stakeholders aren't so sure.
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CAISO Takes on Transmission, EDAM in 2022
CAISO intends in 2022 to focus on long-term transmission planning, interconnecting storage and extending the real-time Western EIM to a day-ahead market.
Entergy
ERCOT Reports Optimistic About Coming Winter
ERCOT broke its silence on social media when it tweeted the release of its semiannual report that provides a 10-year forecast of its planning reserve margins.
DTE Energy
MISO in 2022: Seasonal Capacity, Fleet Turnover and Tx Planning
MISO's 2022 to-do list will be dominated by getting major transmission built and crafting a seasonal capacity auction.
Vineyard Wind
ISO-NE, States Seek to Build on ‘Alignment’ Efforts
Resource adequacy concerns and market rules and transmission infrastructure to support state clean energy policies highlight the issues facing ISO-NE in 2022.
Advanced Solar Products
PJM PC/RMC Briefs: Dec. 14, 2021
Members praised work done by PJM in the stakeholder process in the development of new rules for the interconnection process.
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Jones Working to Restore Confidence in ERCOT
Interim CEO Brad Jones is working hard to restore confidence in ERCOT following February's winter storm with a cross-state listening tour.
California Department of Water Resources
FERC Ups Hydro Dam Inspection and Safety Requirements
FERC approved a rule to improve hydro dam safety by instituting a program of two-tier inspections performed by teams with site-specific expertise.
Xcel Energy
FERC Grants Comment Extension for MISO Capacity Filing
Stakeholders have extra time to register critiques of MISO’s plan to redefine its capacity market in the 2023-24 planning year.
Entergy
ERCOT Generators Near 100% Winter Readiness Compliance
ERCOT says it has received all but one winter readiness report from system generating resources as part of the state’s new winter readiness requirements.

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