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December 14, 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.
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Newsom Signs Bundle of Grid-related Bills from 2024 Session
The bills signed by the California governor cover rules around transmission approval, GETs, grid reliability standards and bi-directional EV charging.
Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Approves Permian Reliability Plan
Texas regulators have approved ERCOT’s reliability plan for the petroleum-rich Permian Basin that could rely on the state’s first use of 765-kV transmission facilities.
Shutterstock
NYISO: Large Load Flexibility Eliminates 2034 Shortfall Concern
NYISO made significant updates to its assumptions as part of its final Reliability Needs Assessment, which now shows no concern of a capacity deficiency and a loss-of-load expectation of less than 0.1 in 2034.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Nvidia CEO Huang Explains What’s Behind AI’s Energy Demand
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explained why AI is driving such high demand for electricity and how it could benefit the power grid, and society more generally, in the near future.
Alliant Energy
MISO Dips Toes into Potential New Resource Adequacy Standard; States Demand Key Role
MISO is questioning whether its one-day-in-10-years loss of load standard remains the best method for establishing resource adequacy, and state regulators want in on potential decisions.
CAISO
Data Centers Contribute to 60% Increase in San Jose Load Forecast
Data centers are contributing to significant load growth and project needs in Silicon Valley, according to CAISO representatives speaking at the kickoff meeting for the ISO’s 2024/25 transmission planning process. 
Western Power Pool
WPP Board Approves WRAP Transition Plan Changes
The Western Power Pool’s Board of Directors has approved changes to the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s transition plan that include postponing the program’s “binding” phase by one year and reducing penalties for participants who come up short on RA.
MISO
MISO Tries to Win over Stakeholders on New LMR Capacity Accreditation
Stakeholders appear wary of MISO’s proposed, availability-based accreditation it plans to file with FERC by the end of the year for the RTO’s approximately 12 GW of load-modifying resources.
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Dominion CEO Says Virginia Well Poised to Meet Growing Demand
A growing economy driven by new data centers has demand surging in Dominion Energy’s utility territory, CEO Robert Blue said in a speech.
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MISO Board Week Covers Supply Worry, SoCal Utility Exec Addition, $400M Budget
The MISO Board of Directors hit the high notes of resource adequacy anxiety, a possible new member with experience at Southern California Edison and an annual budget that will creep past $400 million.

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