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.
California regulators are set to vote next month on a proposal that CCAs be subject to the resource adequacy requirements of electric utilities.
New York’s electric system has the capacity to meet peak demand for electricity during extreme cold weather conditions through the 2017-2018 winter season.
ISO-NE forecasts sufficient resources to meet demand for electricity and will implement special operating procedures to maintain winter reliability.
A CAISO report suggests that California’s utilities are about 2,000 MW short of the capacity needed to comply with 2018 local resource adequacy requirements
MISO is proposing to once again revise the equation behind its yearly resource adequacy survey issued in partnership with the Organization of MISO States.
Greentech Media’s inaugural U.S. Power & Renewables Summit drew an international crowd of energy sector participants to hear from industry leaders.
MISO officials are examining how they can capture the risk of planned and maintenance outages occurring during peak load.
MISO is defending its methods for validating utility load forecasts after Dynegy charged that Ameren miscalculated its summer peak load forecast.
ERCOT approved Luminant’s proposal to dispose of nearly 2,300 MW of coal-fired generation capacity in Texas.
MISO expects to easily manage this winter’s anticipated 103.4 GW of peak demand with an estimated 142 GW of available capacity.
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