Meeting the Challenge of Resource Adequacy in Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator Regions; Notice of Commissioner-Led Technical Conference

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD25-7-000] Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led technical conference in the above-referenced proceeding. The purpose of this technical conference is to discuss generic issues related to resource ( printed page 10715) adequacy constructs, including the roles of capacity markets in the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO)/Independent System Operator (ISO) regions that utilize them and alternative constructs in regions without capacity markets. The Commission does not intend to discuss at this technical conference any specific proceeding pending before the Commission. Broadly, issues to be explored at the technical conference may include: current and impending risks to resource adequacy, including increasing load forecasts, potential resource shortfalls and reasons therefor; the efficiency and effectiveness of capacity markets in achieving resource adequacy at just and reasonable rates; design and performance comparisons between capacity markets and alternative resource adequacy constructs; and the roles and interests of states or other entities with legal authority in achieving resource adequacy. The two-day technical conference will convene on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and Thursday, June 5, 2025 in the Kevin J. McIntyre Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Individua…