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.
BPA acting administrator and CEO John Hairston will officially assume the top job at the federal power marketing agency, the DOE said.
MISO plans to subdivide its annual capacity auction by seasons to better manage reliability risks caused by renewables’ growing share of the resource mix.
CAISO’s top priority in 2021 will be making sure there is enough generating capacity for summer after last year’s shortfalls.
In 2020 MISO managed remotely, redefining reliability standards, reorganizing its capacity market and launching a long-term transmission planning effort.
CAISO’s board voted to keep a small gas plant operating to and received a briefing on initiatives to revamp the ISO’s resource adequacy construct.
Oregon should recognize the capacity contributions of all resources including variable renewables, according to a report commissioned by the state PUC.
A new WECC report recommends that utilities increase their coordination and adopt dynamic planning reserve margins to ensure resource adequacy.
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FERC Commissioners Neil Chatterjee and Richard Glick rejected an effort by Chairman James Danly to take CAISO to task for rolling blackouts.
ERCOT said that generation owners have added 5.6 GW of summer-rated capacity for 2021, which includes more than 3 GW of utility-scale solar.
The expansion of renewables over the next decade is expected to “fundamentally” change how the grid is planned and operated, NERC said.
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