Topic
Resource Adequacy
39 published works
Washington Energy Report
FERC Approves PJM’s Tariff Revisions for an Expedited Interconnection Track
By Quintessa Davis, Antonia Douglas
On June 9, 2026, FERC accepted PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) proposal to establish an Expedited Interconnection Track process for Generating Facilities (EIT Process). In doing so, FERC found that the…
Washington Energy Report
PJM Seeks Extension of Price Collar for Capacity Auctions
By Quintessa Davis, Emily Beard
On February 27, 2026, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) filed an amendment to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) to extend the price cap and price floor for all Reliability Pricing Model…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Announces Commissioner-led Technical Conference on Resource Adequacy in RTOs/ISOs
By Ben Duwve, S. Jennifer Panahi
On February 20, 2025, FERC Chairman Mark Christie announced an upcoming Commissioner-led technical conference on resource adequacy in Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) regions. The technical…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Approves Changes to PJM Capacity Accreditation Rules; Rejects Proposed Changes Seeking to Better Reflect Risk in Capacity Market Offers.
By Antonia Douglas, Katherine O'Konski
On January 30, 2024, FERC approved, subject to condition, PJM’s proposal to reform its Reliability Pricing Model, including resource adequacy risk modeling, capacity accreditation, testing requirements for capacity resources, and…
Washington Energy Report
PJM Files Capacity Market Overhaul for Resource Adequacy and Grid Reliability
By Antonia Douglas, S. Jennifer Panahi
On October 13, 2023, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) submitted two filings with FERC proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) and its “Reliability Assurance Agreement” (“RAA”) designed to…
Washington Energy Report
On Rehearing, FERC Accepts MISO’s Seasonal Resource Adequacy Construct
By Sahara Shrestha, Russell Kooistra, Troutman Pepper Locke
On February 16, 2023, FERC addressed arguments raised on rehearing of its August 31, 2022, order accepting Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) proposal to establish a seasonal resource adequacy…
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FERC Approves Regional Resource Adequacy Program in the Western Interconnection
By Steven G. Boughton, Elizabeth McCormick, Troutman Pepper Locke
On February 10, 2023, FERC approved the Western Resource Adequacy Program (“WRAP”) proposed by the Western Power Pool (“WPP”). The voluntary program commits participants to demonstrate prior to a given…
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FERC Approves MISO Seasonal Resource Adequacy Requirements but Rejects Minimum Capacity Obligation
By Steven G. Boughton, Katherine O'Konski
On August 31, 2022, FERC issued two orders regarding two proposals to revise the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (“MISO”) resource adequacy requirements. In the first order, FERC accepted MISO’s proposal…
Renewable + Law
The California Public Utilities Commission Issues Proposed Decision on New Resource Adequacy Framework
By Seth Hilton
On May 20, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) issued a proposed decision (PD) that would, among other things, adopt Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 24-hour-slice proposal as…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Accepts CAISO Tariff Changes for Co-located and Hybrid Resources
By Sidney Villanueva, Adrienne Thompson
On November 30, 2021, FERC issued and order accepting a California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”) tariff filing designed to clarify its market rules for hybrid and co-located resources. CAISO…