planning reserve margin (PRM)
CAISO
CAISO is finalizing a set of changes to its resource adequacy program, with plans to vote on three proposals at an upcoming Board of Governors meeting,
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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CAISO is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to consider issuing a new procurement order to meet the region’s electricity reliability needs from 2028-2032, citing significant forecasted load growth in those years.
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MISO stakeholders are skeptical of the RTO’s proposed new approach to divvying up reliability obligations among load-serving entities based on evolving system risk.
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MISO CEO John Bear put a positive spin on the grid operator making do with little cushion in its supply.
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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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FERC is expected to rule on SPP’s proposed tariff revisions adding a winter season resource adequacy requirement and several other issues related to the grid operator.
Admin Monitor
ERCOT released its semiannual but delayed Capacity, Demand and Reserves report that provides potential future planning reserve margins five years into the future that some say are "scary."
SPP
SPP’s Board of Directors has approved a one-time process to quickly add generation so load-responsible entities can meet their resource adequacy needs under the grid operator’s planning reserve margin requirements.
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MISO hopes to mete out different reserve margin obligations to its load-serving entities as it sees bigger perils on the horizon.
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