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June 22, 2025

resource adequacy (RA)

Texas RE
Texas RE Adds AI as Risk to ERCOT Region’s Reliability
The Texas Reliability Entity has added key risks related to artificial intelligence and large loads as part of its annual reliability and regional risk assessment of the ERCOT grid.
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SPP Embraces Need for Speed to Meet Change Head-on

SPP has dumped its “evolutionary, not revolutionary” value principle and is working to make things happen quickly in order to meet the pace of industry change.

CAISO
CAISO Proposes Alternative Approach for Calculating RA Resources During Peak Times

CAISO is proposing a new method for verifying how much energy thermal resources can provide during peak conditions on California’s grid for resource adequacy purposes.

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NPCC Warns of Weather Impacts on Summer Margins

NPCC's Summer Reliability Assessment found that the region generally has enough resources to meet demand this summer, though weather patterns could strain grid operators.

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SPP Board OKs 1-time Study for LREs’ Gen Needs
SPP’s Board of Directors approved a tariff change that creates a one-time study outside the grid operator’s normal planning process over the concerns on independent power producers.
CalCAA
CalCCA Study Touts Benefits of RA Trading at Hourly Level

The cost of electricity in California could be reduced if energy providers were allowed to trade power by the hour, a new study by the California Community Choice Association says.

ERCOT
ERCOT: 60 GW in Additional Demand by 2031
ERCOT has unveiled a long-term load forecast for 2031 that adjusts projections provided by transmission providers and accounts for the uncertain nature of data centers and other large users.
SPP
SPP Study: $88B to $263B in Generation Needed by 2050
A study of SPP’s future energy and resource needs has found the grid operator will have to rely on thermal generation to maintain grid reliability into midcentury, but it will come at a cost.
SPP
SPP Board/Regional State Committee Briefs: Feb. 3-4, 2025
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.
J. Ranck Electric
MISO Members to Explore Ways to Rev Up Stalled Generation Builds
MISO members teed up a discussion on the approximately 57 GW of approved but unfinished generation in the footprint that will be a focal point of MISO’s quarterly Board Week in March.

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