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.
Southern Power
ERCOT Mothballed Resources Return to Year-round Ops
Three generating units with 226 MW of capacity, previously mothballed on a seasonal basis, are returning to year-round service in the ERCOT market.
NYPA
NYISO Reviews Mitigation Efforts, Updates Timeline
NYISO presented stakeholders a comprehensive mitigation review and made available the final draft of a study on related market impacts.
Nebraska Public Power District
LSEs, Southern Regulators Pan MISO Resource Assessment
Some load-serving entities and southern regulators are criticizing MISO’s efforts to create its first long-term regional resource assessment.
© RTO Insider LLC
Oregon RTO Committee Ponders Paths to Regionalization
A meeting to hash out an upcoming Oregon study on RTO membership turned to how the state’s participation might fit into other developments in the West.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Considers Efficiency, DR as Gen Alternatives
One of Texas' leading energy experts had a dose of reality for state regulators working on a new design for the ERCOT market.
General Electric
FERC OKs CAISO Emergency Interconnection
FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DOE Orders CAISO Emergency Reliability Measures
CAISO asked the Department of Energy to allow six gas generators to operate for grid reliability while potentially exceeding pollution limits.
Union of Concerned Scientists
CAISO Seeks DOE Emergency Reliability Order
CAISO asked the Department of Energy  to allow six gas generators to operate for grid reliability while potentially exceeding pollution limits.
MISO
MISO Says Dicey Fall Operations Ahead
MISO expects a chance for an emergency every month this fall, with the possibility of burning through the entirety of its emergency resource reserves.
Broad Reach Power
ERCOT: Sufficient Capacity to Meet Fall Demand
ERCOT's final resource adequacy assessment for the fall indicates it has sufficient installed generating capacity to meet peak demand under extreme conditions.

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