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December 10, 2025

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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New ERAS for SPP: Stakeholders Approve RA Studies
SPP stakeholders approved a tariff revision that creates a one-time study outside the grid operator’s normal planning process, helping load-responsible entities meet their resource adequacy requirement.
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Load Growth Dominates Discussions at GCPA’s Spring Conference
Rapid demand growth within ERCOT was a major point of discussion at the Gulf Coast Power Association's recent Spring Conference.
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GCPA Hears Different Tales on Texas Load Growth from 2 CEOs
Two power industry CEOs at the Gulf Coast Power Association’s spring conference offered two different takes on ERCOT load growth over the rest of the decade — and how the sector should deal with a potential doubling of peak demand by 2031.
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Data Centers’ Reliability Impacts Examined at FERC Meeting
FERC heard details about recent reliability incidents caused by data centers tripping offline in Virginia and Texas and NERC's efforts to address them.
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NYISO Cancels 2033 Reliability Need for NYC
NYISO said it is no longer concerned about a violation of reliability criteria in New York City in 2033 and has canceled its search for a solution.
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2 More Projects Fall out of TEF Loan Program
The troubled Texas Energy Fund has lost two more projects from its original list of applicants, raising questions about its ability to quickly add 10 GW of gas-fired dispatchable resources to the ERCOT grid.
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EIA Projects Demise of Coal, Rise of Renewables
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts sharp increases in renewable power generation and sharp decreases in coal-fired power in its 2025 Annual Energy Outlook.
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DC Circuit Rejects Entergy Attempt to Save MISO Capacity Obligation Rule
An appeals court has denied Entergy’s repeat attempt to revive a 50% minimum capacity obligation rule for MISO’s load-serving entities, concluding Entergy lacked standing.
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CEC Approves Reliability Program Revisions After Pushback from CPUC
The CEC on approved revised guidelines for a reliability program after the state’s utility regulator said the effort could undermine certain benefits of a separate reliability program run by Pacific Gas and Electric.
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PJM, Alphabet Partnering on AI Tools to Speed Interconnection
PJM and Alphabet on April 10 announced a partnership to develop a suite of new tools using artificial intelligence to speed the RTO’s generation interconnection process. 

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