SPP said it expects as a “high likelihood” of meeting demand during the upcoming winter season and that it will be prepared in case of an unexpected event.

The buildout of new resources in the Western Interconnection over the next 20 years is “remarkably similar” across a variety of scenarios tested by NWPCC’s market availability study.

Voltus and Mission:data continued to make their case that data access is preventing PJM from tapping into residential demand response, which is just a fraction of the market now.

Environmental groups are further pressing their opposition to MISO's and SPP’s fast-track studies for primarily fossil fuel projects, challenging both at the D.C. Circuit in a pair of lawsuits.

FERC greenlit MISO’s plan to require its demand response to make real-world demand reductions to fulfill the RTO’s testing requirements.

The U.S. Department of Energy has reupped a coal-fired power plant in Michigan for another 90-day operations period, preventing its planned retirement for a third time.

Rising electricity demand is adding to seasonal reliability risks this winter as supply has not kept pace with consumption in many regions, NERC reported in its Winter Reliability Assessment.

ERCOT staff told Texas regulators they plan to file two urgent protocol changes with the Board of Directors in their latest push to design a new ancillary service that further strengthens the grid’s resource adequacy.