January 21, 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.
CAISO Board OKs Market Power Mitigation Remedy
CAISO’s Board unanimously approved a proposal to address concerns that the ISO’s market power mitigation rules disincentivize participation in the EIM.
Overheard at the NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur reflected on New England's electricity markets, and NERC CEO Jim Robb shared concerns about fuel security at the event.
MISO: Winter Emergency Another Signal for Grid Ops Change
MISO’s most recent maximum generation emergency is yet another portent of its increasing need to rethink grid operations, execs told the Board of Directors.
PJM Stakeholders Reluctantly OK ‘Fuel Security’ Initiative
Stakeholders reluctantly agreed on a path forward for PJM’s proposed “fuel security” initiative after about two hours of debate.
Calif. Lawmakers Reveal Growing Divisions over CCAs
The rift over the rapid expansion of community choice aggregators in California took center stage at a state Senate hearing on Tuesday.
Overheard at ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group: March 14, 2019
Offshore wind will soon be comparable in scale to other renewable energy resources such as onshore wind and solar, participants at the ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group heard.
California: CCAs, Decarbonization Pose Reliability Challenges
Cal. officials expressed concern that the state’s push toward 100% clean energy and the rapid growth of community choice could imperil grid reliability.
MISO Expects ‘Modest’ Spring Risk
MISO foresees a “modest probability” it will declare a systemwide maximum generation event this spring.
MISO, Stakeholders Debate Merits of Seasonal Auction
MISO revived the idea of implementing a seasonal capacity auction as part of its multipronged resource availability and need initiative, but promised to gather more data before defining long-term solutions.
ERCOT Summer Forecast: Record Demand, Alerts
ERCOT is forecasting record peak demand with increased potential emergency alerts this summer, given its historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%.

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