Topic
Resource Adequacy
39 published works
Washington Energy Report
Upcoming FERC Workshops and Technical Conferences
By Miles Kiger
FERC is hosting a number of workshops and technical conferences over the next several months. These include the Resource Adequacy technical conference; Listening Tour for the Office of Public Participation;…
Washington Energy Report
Upcoming FERC Workshops and Technical Conferences
By Miriam Archibong, Miles Kiger
FERC is hosting a number of workshops and technical conferences over the next several months. These include the Resource Adequacy technical conference; Listening Tour for the Office of Public Participation;…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Denies Rehearing, Affirming MISO Resource Adequacy Program
By Katherine O'Konski, Kelsey Bagot
On March 20, 2020, FERC denied rehearing of a February 2018 order accepting the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) resource adequacy Tariff provisions (see March 5, 2018 edition of…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Accepts MISO Planning Resource Auction Changes and Dismisses Related Complaint as Moot
By Sidney Villanueva, Adrienne Thompson
On January 30, 2020, FERC accepted revisions to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”) planning resource auction participation rules for resources expecting extended outages during the planning year. FERC…
Washington Energy Report
According to FERC, CAISO’s Resource Adequacy Program is (Still) Alright
By Sidney Villanueva, Kelsey Bagot
On October 17, 2019, FERC denied rehearing of its order denying a complaint filed by CXA La Paloma, LLC (“La Paloma”), which argued that the California Independent System Operator Corporation's…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Allows CAISO to Expand use of RMR Contracts, Drawing Partial Dissent from Commissioner Glick
By Sidney Villanueva, Adrienne Thompson
On September 27, 2019, FERC approved CAISO tariff revisions to its voluntary Capacity Procurement Mechanism (“CPM”) and mandatory Reliability-Must-Run (“RMR”) framework such that all backstop procurement from resources that would…
Renewable + Law
CAISO Proposes Second Set of Resource Adequacy Enhancements – Aims to Reduce Reliance on Resource Adequacy Availability Incentive Mechanism (RAAIM)
The CAISO recently issued Part 2 of its Resource Adequacy Enhancements Straw Proposal and stakeholders met with the CAISO this week to discuss the paper and get further clarifications on…
Renewable + Law
Proposed Changes to CAISO’s Resource Adequacy Framework
The CAISO is proposing several changes to the Resource Adequacy framework that will be relevant to generators both within and outside of California. CAISO is in the initial stages of…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Accepts Revisions to the Locational Aspects of MISO’s Resource Adequacy Construct
By Miles Kiger, Elizabeth McCormick
On October 31, 2018, FERC accepted revisions to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff (“Tariff”) to enhance the locational aspects…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Grants CAISO Waiver for Acquired Resources in RAAIM
By Meghan Mandel, Thomas DeVita
On April 30, 2018, the Commission granted the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) request for a limited waiver of a specific section of CAISO’s Tariff to allow CAISO to:…