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.
EKM Metering
Extra Large PG&E Battery Project Goes Live
PG&E announced that its 182.5-MW Elkhorn Battery project, comprising 256 Tesla Megapack units, had commenced operation in CAISO.
Swagit
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: April 13, 2022
ERCOT stakeholders declined to consider staff’s appeal of a tabled rule change that would create a process allowing staff to schedule planned outages.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Asks FERC to Dismiss Renewable Groups’ Complaint
ISO-NE requested that FERC dismiss a complaint by renewable energy groups alleging that its rules don’t adequately take into account the uncertainty of gas.
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BPA Foresees No Capacity Deficits in Binding WRAP
BPA should have enough generation to avoid capacity deficits if it decides to join the “binding” phase of the Western Resource Adequacy Program.
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Counterflow: Stop the Insanity
Columnist Steve Huntoon says the notion that “proof of work” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can increase grid reliability is nonsense.
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NEPOOL Participants Committee Briefs: April 7, 2022
ISO-NE got through the winter without serious incident, but now it's time to start planning for next winter.
NWPP
Western Power Pool Names New CEO
Western Power Pool named Sarah Edmonds as new CEO as it seeks to incorporate much of the Western Interconnection into its growing resource adequacy program.
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NERC Chief: ‘Longer, Deeper, Broader’ Weather Presents New Reliability Challenges
Extreme weather events have brought “extraordinary clarity” about reliability risks posed by climate change, NERC CEO Jim Robb told an EPSA conference.
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Constellation Hit with $4.7M Penalty for Violating CAISO RA Rules
Constellation NewEnergy has agreed to pay $4.7 million in penalties for violating CAISO tariff provisions related to imports intended for resource adequacy.
NRG
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: March 23, 2022
PJM detailed a proposal to update the process timing for generation deactivations at the Markets and Reliability Committee meeting.

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