Maryland Resource Adequacy

Resource adequacy depends on having enough electricity generation to meet peak demand, with a reserve margin buffer for uncertainty, and sufficient transmission to deliver power reliably. PJM Interconnection LLC is responsible for ensuring resource adequacy in Maryland by planning and operating the transmission system, managing wholesale energy markets, and setting reserve margins.

Resource Adequacy FAQs

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What is resource adequacy?

Who is responsible for ensuring resource adequacy in Maryland?

How is resource adequacy achieved in Maryland?

What is the resource adequacy situation now?

Maryland Resource Adequacy

Resource Adequacy FAQs

What is resource adequacy?

Who is responsible for ensuring resource adequacy in Maryland?

How is resource adequacy achieved in Maryland?

What is the resource adequacy situation now?

What are the future prospects for resource adequacy in Maryland?

What is the plan for replacing the Brandon Shores and Wagner power plants near Baltimore?

How will the new transmission facilities being built to address the retirement of the Brandon Shores power plant impact resource adequacy in Maryland?

Does Maryland’s status as a “net importer” of generation mean more in-State generation is needed for resource adequacy?

How can Maryland lower the costs of assuring resource adequacy for customers?

Are there other measures that Maryland should take to assess or address resource adequacy?

Is now a good time for Maryland to require in-State generation?

Would allowing Maryland’s utility monopolies to build and own power plants enhance resource adequacy and, if so, at what cost?

Would it be different if Maryland directed its utilities to competitively procure new in-State generation through purchase power agreements?

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