February 24, 2025

resource adequacy (RA)

First Solar
California Renewables Could Cover 813,000 Acres
California’s push to 100% clean energy by 2045 will require an area roughly the size of the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco combined.
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NARUC, NRRI Produce RA Primer for Commissioners
NARUC and NRRI introduced a document intended to help regulatory commissioners get up to speed on pressing topics related to resource adequacy.
DOE
NERC Joins EPRI for RA Modeling Effort
NERC has joined EPRI for a two-year effort aimed at updating the electric industry's resource adequacy infrastructure in response to a changing power grid.
NWPP
Western RA Planners Turn to Organization Details
Presenters at a webinar shared details about the proposed organizational structure for the Northwest Power Pool's proposed resource adequacy program.
California Energy Commission
California PUC Orders Additional 11.5 GW but No Gas
The California PUC ordered an additional 11.5 GW of procurement by mid-decade but backpedaled on a plan to include up to 1,500 MW of fossil fuel generation in the mix.
WECC
Glick Says West Should ‘Finish the Job’ on RTO
FERC Chairman Richard Glick says "the time is right for the states, the region’s utilities and other key stakeholders" to form one or more Western RTOs.
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Nevada PUC Calls for Organized Market in West
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada said a Western market would help alleviate supply shortfalls like those that occurred last August.
OMS and MISO
2021 OMS-MISO Resource Adequacy Survey Shows Less Cause for Concern
MISO and the Organization of MISO States said things are looking up in their annual resource adequacy assessment.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Wildfires, Extreme Weather Test Western Regulators
During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.

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