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November 27, 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.
ERCOT
ERCOT, PUC Say Texas Ready for Summer
Texas grid leaders met with reporters to once again allay concerns about ERCOT’s management of the state’s electric supply.
NERC 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment
West, Texas, Midwest at Risk of Summer Shortfalls, NERC Says
Drought, wildfires, plant retirements and transmission outages have elevated the risk of supply shortfalls in the West, Texas, MISO and SPP, NERC said.
ICC
MISO Exec, IMM Debate Next Steps After Capacity Auction Shortfall
A month after its capacity auction revealed a Midwestern supply scarcity, MISO’s Independent Market Monitor and a MISO vice president debated the path forward.
PJM
PJM Summer Forecast Reports Sufficient Supply
PJM expects to have enough power supply to meet its summer electricity needs, according to the RTO's own analysis.
SPP
SPP Ready for Long, Hot Summer
SPP expects to have enough generating capacity to meet regional demand this summer, but it has already issued the season's first resource advisory.
Gov. Greg Abbott via Twitter
ERCOT Continues to Feel the Heat
The heat, both weather-related and political, continues to build on ERCOT following another stress test this weekend.
AES Indiana
OMS Drafting Letter over MISO Resource Adequacy Concerns
The Organization of MISO States is preparing a letter to MISO leadership to stress resource adequacy work following the last month’s capacity auction.
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‘Insane’ Heat, Thermal Outages Stress ERCOT Grid
Hot weather that one weatherman called “categorically insane” has settled over Texas and led ERCOT to call on generators to postpone planned outages.
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‘Insane’ Heat, Outages May Stress ERCOT Grid
August-like weather that one weatherman called “categorically insane” will settle over Texas this weekend, leading to potential record demand for ERCOT.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: April 28, 2022
ERCOT’s board sides with staff over a rule change that gives the ISO the authority to review, coordinate and approve or deny all planned generation outages.

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