{
  "$schema": "https://ps-wiki.github.io/schema/v1/term.schema.json",
  "id": "adequacy",
  "title": "Adequacy",
  "description": "The ability to supply the demand and energy requirements of the end-use customers.",
  "language": "en",
  "tags": [
    "reliability",
    "nerc"
  ],
  "related": [
    "reliability"
  ],
  "breaking": false,
  "dates": {
    "created": "2025-03-15",
    "last_modified": "2026-01-18"
  },
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Jinning Wang",
      "url": "https://jinningwang.github.io"
    }
  ],
  "content": {
    "sections": [
      {
        "order": 1,
        "id": "definition-by-nerc",
        "title": "Definition by NERC",
        "type": "definition",
        "source_keys": [
          "nerc2024glossary"
        ],
        "page": null,
        "body_md": "> The ability of the electric system to supply the aggregate electrical demand and energy requirements of the end-use customers at all times, taking into account scheduled and reasonably expected unscheduled outages of system elements.\n\n<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->\n> The previous reference <d-cite key=\"nerc2013terminology\"></d-cite> is no longer available.\n{: .block-danger }\n<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->\n"
      },
      {
        "order": 2,
        "id": "definition-in-a-european-union-regulation",
        "title": "Definition in a European Union Regulation",
        "type": "definition",
        "source_keys": [
          "eu2017guideline"
        ],
        "page": "p8",
        "body_md": "> 'adequacy' means the ability of in-feeds into an area to meet the load in that area;\n"
      }
    ]
  }
}