October 4, 2024

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.
WECC Says Extreme Events Require Forecast, RA Changes
Western BAs should determine what caused errors in load and generation forecasts during August’s massive heat wave and fix their forecasting processes.
Texas RE Says Goodbye to CEO, Chair
The Texas Reliability Entity bid farewell to CEO Lane Lanford, Chair Fred Day and Director Delores Etter during its annual meeting.
CAISO CEO Defends Blackouts Response
Top officials discussed CAISO’s handling of California’s mid-August blackouts and actions to avoid future shortages in a webinar.
WIRAB Reviews Past Year, Looks Ahead to Next
The Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board recounted its accomplishments in 2020 and laid out what it hopes to achieve in 2021.
US, Canada Experts Talk ‘Net Zero’ at Ontario Conference
U.S. energy leaders crossed the virtual border to Canada to share updates with APPrO at its annual energy and networking conference.
New CAISO CEO Vows Urgency on Resource Adequacy
CAISO's new CEO, Elliot Mainzer, spoke with RTO Insider about his background, priorities and perspective on California's resource adequacy problem.
CAISO Wasn’t Gamed in Blackouts, Watchdog Finds
CAISO’s Market Monitor found no evidence of market manipulation or strategic outages during the rolling blackouts of mid-August.
CPUC Tries to Head off Summer Blackouts
The California Public Utilities Commission opened a proceeding to help prevent summer blackouts like those in August and September.
Experts Urge West to Address RA Shortfall Immediately
Western utility regulators have no time to waste in addressing the region’s looming resource adequacy shortfalls, industry experts said.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: Nov. 18, 2020
NYISO CEO Richard Dewey informed the Management Committee that the board had approved the 2021-2025 capacity market demand curve reset.

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