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October 7, 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.
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EIM Participants Seek Resource Test Tweaks
EIM market participants voiced concerns about fluctuating load forecasts that make it harder to pass resource sufficiency tests.
Power Sellers, LSEs Question CAISO ROR Designation
Generation owners in CAISO are urging changes in an ISO reliability proposal for determining which unprofitable generators are eligible to receive payments.
FERC Again Rejects SPP’s Resource Adequacy Revision
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed Tariff revisions requiring load-responsible entities (LREs) to maintain sufficient capacity and planning reserves.
Power Sellers Urge Action on CAISO Flex Capacity
CAISO stakeholders are urging it to develop a plan to procure the flexible capacity resources needed to manage the integration of renewable generation.
CAISO Seeks Changes to Boost Retirement Program
CAISO unveiled its latest revisions to a program meant to compensate uneconomic generation units needed to maintain reliability.
CAISO Launches Generator Interconnection Effort
CAISO said it will kick off an initiative to refine its generation interconnection process later this year as part of an effort to accommodate renewables.
MISO Bolsters Case for External Resource Zones
Market participants remain skeptical of a MISO plan to integrate external resource zones into its annual capacity auction.
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CAISO Flex Capacity Effort Targets Increased Variability
CAISO is moving ahead with an effort to create new tools to deal with the variable output from the increasing amount of renewable generation on its grid.
Texas Heat Leads to more ERCOT Demand Records
A Central Texas heat wave is leading to surging demand for electricity, helping ERCOT continue its streak of breaking demand records.
MISO
MISO Resource Adequacy Subcommittee Briefs: July 12, 2017
MISO has introduced a three-step checklist that owners of BTM generation can use to prove deliverability for the Planning Resource Auction.

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