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PJM, ERCOT and SPP Set Summer 2026 Peak Records at 162.6 GW, 91.1 GW and 58.0 GW, EIA Data Show

October 17, 2026 · Analysis

2 sources EIA says PJM, ERCOT and the Southwest Power Pool each set a peak hourly load record in summer 2026, led by a 6.5% jump in ERCOT during the…

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FERC Votes 4-1 to Drop Air Dispersion Modeling From Gas Reviews and Proposes Blanket Approvals for LNG Expansions

October 16, 2026 · FERC & Federal

3 sources FERC voted 4-1 on Oct. 15, 2026, to propose dropping air dispersion modeling from gas project reviews, and proposed a three-tier blanket authorization program for LNG plants.

LS Power Closes a $6 Billion Fund, and Its First $1.7 Billion Buys 5 GW of Gas

October 9, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

3 sources LS Power closed a $6 billion energy infrastructure fund and has already committed about $1.7 billion of it to buying 5 GW of gas-fired generation from Constellation Energy.

DOE Makes Its First FERC Filing in Five Years on PJM’s 6.8 GW Backstop, and PJM Must Refile by October 29

October 9, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

4 sources The U.S. Department of Energy filed at FERC on October 7 to back an order telling PJM to rewrite how it allocates the cost of a 6.8 GW…

PJM Accepts Its First Three Expedited Interconnection Projects, and ENGIE Batteries Take 1,660 of the 2,100 MW

October 8, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

3 sources PJM accepted its first three projects into the Expedited Interconnection Track, carrying more than 2,100 MW, with two ENGIE battery projects taking 1,660 MW and first power not…

Voltus Raises $225 Million to Reach 20 GW by 2030, But Its Only Named Data Center Deal Is 100 MW a Year

October 8, 2026 · Data Centers

3 sources Voltus raised $225 million in an oversubscribed Series D led by Generation Investment Management, and wants 20 GW of demand flexibility under management by 2030.

Maryland Awards 440 MW of an 800 MW Storage Target, Then Denies the Upsize Offered to Close the Gap

October 3, 2026 · Energy Storage

5 sources Maryland's Public Service Commission awarded 440 MW of the 800 MW it sought in its first storage solicitation, after two bidders withdrew and a third was denied on…

FERC Keeps DER Aggregators in PJM’s 6,831 MW Backstop, Then Upholds the 15-Year Lock-In Few Can Meet

October 3, 2026 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources FERC rejected the Market Monitor's bid to bar demand response and DER aggregation from PJM's reliability backstop, then upheld the 15-year commitment term that Advanced Energy United says…

FERC Suspends PJM’s Backstop Procurement Five Months and PJM Pulls Its September 30 Auction

September 29, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

4 sources The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted PJM Interconnection's Reliability Backstop Procurement on September 29, then suspended it for five months.

Unison Energy Sizes a 3 MW Gas Microgrid to 94% of California’s Largest Convention Center

September 18, 2026 · Industrial & C&I Microgrids

4 sources Unison Energy will build a 3 MW combined heat and power microgrid at the Gaylord Pacific Resort in Chula Vista, sized to 94% of the site's electric load.

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