Grid markets, energy policy, and regulation: FERC orders, DOE programs, PJM/ERCOT/MISO capacity markets, state tariffs, rate cases, and demand-response market developments.
4 sources PJM's independent market monitor attributes $6.3 billion of the latest capacity auction's $16.4 billion cost to data centers, Read More
4 sources PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction cleared at the $325/MW-day federal cap, procuring 138,318 MW yet still landing 6,831 Read More
5 sources Leeward Renewable Energy marked a $1.5 billion Oklahoma solar portfolio reaching 725 MW, with Google anchoring offtake alongside Read More
5 sources PJM forecast a record-threatening 166,241 MW peak on July 2 as a heat dome drove day-ahead prices past $2,000/Read More
3 sources PJM Interconnection stakeholders endorsed a two-part reliability backstop procurement plan for data center load, capping average Read More
5 sources New York City's monthly capacity auction cleared a record $32.60 per kilowatt-month for summer 2026, more than double Read More
5 sources Pattern Energy declared its SunZia wind-and-transmission project fully operational on June 18, sending New Mexico wind across Read More
5 sources Ontario's IESO awarded 20-year contracts for 640 MW of new battery storage across three Indigenous-partnered projects, clearing Read More
4 sources Transmission Developers Inc. brought the Champlain Hudson Power Express into commercial operation on May 13, 2026 (Hydro-Québec's Read More
2 sources ERCOT's board endorsed its Batch Zero framework on June 2, 2026, approving rules to study up to 100 GW Read More