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.
MISO officials said they probably could have held off their decision to call a summertime emergency in late August.
MISO’s quarterly Board Week explored the reasons behind its growing number of generation projects that have the stamp of approval to connect to the system but remain unbuilt.
SPP stakeholders asked two working groups to consider compromise language on a pair of tariff revisions related to resource adequacy policies.
An SPP Resource Adequacy Summit provided an opportunity for federal and state regulators, academics, market participants and stakeholders to discuss the reliability issues facing the grid.
A drop in voltage forced ERCOT to enter emergency operations for the first time since the disastrous February 2021 winter storm.
The 2023 Reserve Requirement Study, which PJM presented to stakeholders, would lead to an uptick in the targeted reserve procurement level.
The American Clean Power Association filed a petition at FERC asking the commission to take a universal look at capacity accreditation of different generation technologies.
MISO instated maximum generation procedures Thursday to manage a pervasive heat wave blanketing its footprint.
None of the 20 proposals PJM and stakeholders drafted through the critical issue fast path to rework the capacity market garnered sector-weighted support from the Members Committee.
SPP set a new record for summer peak demand, the first of several that could come this week with a heat dome settled over the Great Plains.
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