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.
NOAA
ISO-NE: New England Could Face Load Shed in Cold Snaps
Limited fuel supplies put the New England grid at heightened risk of emergency actions — including controlled outages — this winter, ISO-NE said.
Central Main Power
NEPOOL Participants Committee Briefs: Dec. 2, 2021
ISO-NE stakeholders approved tariff changes that incorporate a new transmission planning process focused beyond the RTO’s current 10-year planning horizon.
NYISO
NYISO Updates Grid in Transition Work and Plan for 2022
NYISO presented stakeholders with updates on its Grid in Transition initiative and a 2022 Master Plan for managing the changes to market rules.
PG&E
California PUC Orders Procuring 3 GW of Capacity
The California Public Utilities Commission approved proposals to head off capacity shortfalls in summer 2022 and 2023, including increasing demand response.
Shutterstock
FERC Accepts CAISO Hybrid Rules
FERC accepted a second round of changes from CAISO's stakeholder initiative on hybrid resources, including a contested exemption for renewables plus storage.
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ACORE Report: Time to Rethink Resource Adequacy
A new report from ACORE argues that industry needs to rethink the concept of resource adequacy to get more renewable energy online and decarbonize the grid.
The Brattle Group
Texas PUC Ponders Alternatives to LSE Obligations
The Texas PUC continued to explore load-serving entity resource obligations as a way to improve resource adequacy in the ERCOT markets.
Xcel Energy
Twitter Blows up over ERCOT Communications
Twitter users were quick to pounce on ERCOT's quiet release of its winter resource assessment and the resignation of a new board member.
MISO Resource Assessment: 140 GW Needed Within 20 Years
MISO announced that members will need to add almost 140 GW of capacity over the next two decades to meet carbon-reduction targets while maintaining reliability.
Chevrolet
Overheard at NECA Power Markets: ‘Unqualified Reliability’ is Out
Vermont DPS Commissioner June Tierney says ISO-NE must “achieve reliability, fueled by renewability with a keen eye on affordability.”

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