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April 5, 2026

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 Stakeholders Endorse $9.4B 765-kV Build
ERCOT stakeholders endorsed a 1,109-mile, single-circuit 765-kV backbone project that is projected to cost nearly $9.4 billion in capital costs, making it the largest initiative in decades.
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Collaboration Key to Energy Affordability, Say U.S. and Canadian Officials
Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.
Cal State Monterey Bay
CPUC Approves PG&E Cancellation of University Electrification Project
The California PUC approved a request to cancel Pacific Gas and Electric’s contract with California State University, Monterey Bay to convert hundreds of the university’s residential units from gas and electric service to all-electric service.
EIA
FERC Winter Outlook Warns of ‘Tight’ Conditions
FERC staff warned that severe weather events "could create tight supply conditions" in some areas during the coming winter months.
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PJM Stakeholders Reject All CIFP Proposals on Large Loads
The PJM Members Committee voted against each of the dozen proposals brought to address rising data center load as part of the RTO’s Critical Issue Fast Path process.
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FERC Chair Laura Swett Lays out Priorities at 1st Open Meeting
FERC Chair Laura Swett presided over her first monthly open meeting at the helm of the commission, giving her a chance to set the tone for her tenure.
SPP
SPP: ‘High Likelihood’ to Meet Winter Demand
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.
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
NWPCC Study Finds Market Availability Steady Across Different Scenarios
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.
Shutterstock
Voltus, Mission:data Argue Data Access Issues Stymie Residential DR in PJM
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.
Invenergy
Enviros Challenge MISO, SPP Queue Express Lanes
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.

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