Resource Adequacy Assessment Resource Center
Welcome to EPRI's Resource Adequacy Center
Resource adequacy is a fundamental part of grid planning and operational planning. The challenge involved with understanding adequacy is increasing as new technologies join the generation mix. Technologies such as wind, solar, short-duration energy storage, distributed resources and Power-to-X all have different constraints on their availability to conventional thermal generation or hydro power. Meanwhile, customer behavior is changing and the role of electricity in society is evolving as the key vector for decarbonization.
The purpose of this site is to bring together information to help those trying to assess adequacy in this context. It draws on a wide range of work that EPRI and the industry has conducted in response to the challenge of the emerging grid. We welcome your feedback on how to make this increasingly useful to support you and your decisions.
Resource Center Layout
This resource center focuses on basic RA concepts, methods and metrics and more application focused topics such as study tool choices and methods to assess the impact of certain technology classes. Each of the links below brings you to a dedicated section to each issue facing practitioners when conducting adequacy studies.
