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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Adapting charging of electrical vehicles to real-time grid conditions could save utilities up to $30 billion annually and reduce peak energy demand, according to a new report by The Brattle Group and smart charging provider ev.energy.
IESO
IESO officials say they will release more information on how the ISO constructed its study of the potential for incremental energy savings in Toronto after stakeholders complained they lack enough details to comment meaningfully.
SPP
SPP stakeholders have approved a revised version of the grid operator’s fast-track study to integrate high-impact large loads during a special virtual meeting of the Markets and Operations Policy Committee.
Pattern Energy
The WRAP DAM Task Force is finalizing a concept paper that outlines proposed principles for the program under the new day-ahead market landscape.
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The tone of Infocast’s 2025 Midcontinent Energy Summit was noticeably apprehensive compared with last year, owing to political and regulatory uncertainty, load growth ambiguity, fluctuating tariffs and a pending complaint against MISO’s long-range transmission plan.
The White House
Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee and former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush offered their thoughts on the impact of OBBBA on the energy sector during a webinar.
Newkirk Electric Associates
The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered the J.H. Campbell Generating Plant to remain available another 90 days, saying its capacity is needed to maintain MISO grid reliability.
Google
A group of industry insiders looking at ways to meet data centers’ electricity demand found a common thread within their varied opinions: The power sector and its regulators need to be a lot nimbler.
SPP
FERC has approved SPP’s tariff revision that establishes separate planning reserve margins for the summer and winter seasons, saying it will provide “more granularity” by recognizing the reliability differences between the two seasons.
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NYISO has proposed to stop using “winter to summer” and “summer to winter” ratios to determine maximum clearing and reference point prices in its seasonal demand curves.
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