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October 4, 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.
CAISO Blames Blackouts on Inadequate Resources, CPUC
CAISO said millions of residents could be blacked out this week because it does not have enough power to meet demand during the heat wave.
CAISO: Blackouts May Continue, Calls Emergency Meetings
CAISO declared a Stage 3 emergency, ordering rolling blackouts across the service territories of the state's three big investor-owned utilities.
FERC Accepts Trimmer MISO LMR Capacity Accreditation
FERC approved new rules likely to reduce load-modifying resources’ capacity accreditation in MISO, despite several protests from RTO members.
SPP to Develop NWPP Resource Adequacy Program
SPP and Northwest Power Pool said they have agreed to work together in NWPP’s development of a comprehensive resource adequacy program.
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Aug. 4, 2020
PJM's Planning Committee endorsed the use of a 13-year load model with data from 2002-2014 for the 2020 reserve requirement study.
CPUC Questions CAISO Day-ahead Capacity Plan
CAISO’s proposal to develop new capacity products through its day-ahead market enhancements initiative may not yield expected benefits, a key skeptic says.
Resource Shifts Driving Grid Planning Changes
Winter is replacing summer as the period of greatest stress on the BPS thanks to a diversity of fuel sources, NERC’s State of Reliability Report said.
CAISO Proposal Sets Course for EIM Day-ahead
CAISO issued a proposal outlining the leading edge of its plan to bring day-ahead trading to the Western Energy Imbalance Market.
SPP MOPC Briefs: July 15-16, 2020
SPP stakeholders once again took a crack to resolve a weighty issue in determining how futures will be considered in the RTO’s 2021 transmission plan study.
Monitor Says MISO Needs Higher Reserve Margin
MISO’s Monitor said the RTO would be better served by an even higher planning reserve margin, two days after it recorded its first emergency of the summer.

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