Topic
Resource Adequacy
39 published works
Environment, Land & Resources
CAISO Announces New Stakeholder Process to Address Reliability, Including Possible Market-Based Capacity Backstop; First Meeting is February 4
By Michael Gergen, Jared Johnson and Andrew Meyer The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has announced that it is starting a new “Reliability Services” stakeholder process. In a January 14,…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Conditionally Accepts MISO’s Resource Adequacy Requirements for New LSEs – Orders Compliance
On April 2, 2013, FERC conditionally accepted the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) proposed Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff (“Tariff”) revisions to address resource…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Resource Adequacy — Texas Initiatives and NERC Concerns
By Noy S. Davis, Sherry A. Quirk
Resource adequacy has been an increasing concern in many areas of the country. With reserve margin levels anticipated to fall below target levels by 2014, authorities in the Texas region…
Washington Energy Report
NYISO Issues Updated Reliability Needs Assessment, Identifies Potential Resource Adequacy and Transmission Security Issues
On September 19, 2012, the Board of Directors of the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) released the 2012 Reliability Needs Assessment (“RNA”), a review of the reliability of the…
Smart Grid Legal News
NERC’s 2012 Summer Reliability Assessment Says Resources Generally Sufficient to Meet Summer Peak Demands Amidst Concerns with ERCOT and California
By Linda Evers
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2012 Summer Reliability Assessment finds most of North America has sufficient resources available to meet summer peak demands, however, planning reserve margins in the Electric…
Energy Business Law
Texas PUC Approves Proposals to Raise Energy Price Offer Caps
by Kimberly Brame Glasspool The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved two proposals to raise system-wide energy price offer caps at an open meeting held on April 12, 2012. The…
Renewable Energy Insights
DOE Releases Report on EPA Regulations and Resource Adequacy
On December 1, 2011, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) and EPA presented a united front in announcing the release of a DOE report, Resource Adequacy Implications of Forthcoming EPA Air…
Renewable Energy Insights
NERC Issues Special Assessment on Impact of Four Potential EPA Rules
On October 26, 2010, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) released a Special Assessment, “Potential Resource Adequacy Impacts of U.S. Environmental Regulations” (the “Assessment”), which examines the impact of…
Washington Energy Report
NERC Issues Special Assessment on Impact of Four Potential EPA Rules
On October 26, 2010, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) released a Special Assessment, “Potential Resource Adequacy Impacts of U.S. Environmental Regulations” (the “Assessment”), which examines the impact of…