EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Utility Gas Planning 2025 08 19 Blog preview

Utilities Face New Regulations as States Rethink Gas Planning

Across the U.S., state regulators are overhauling natural gas utility rules, ending subsidies for new connections and exploring pilot programs that transition neighborhoods to zero-emission energy, as they…Read the full report  …...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Utility Gas Planning 2025 08 19 Blog preview

Visual Primer: Utilities Face New Regulations as States Rethink Gas Planning

Across the U.S., state regulators are overhauling natural gas utility rules, ending subsidies for new connections and exploring pilot programs that transition neighborhoods to zero-emission energy, as they race to meet aggressive climate targets.

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Energy Storage 2025 08 12 Blog preview

States Advance Large-Scale Battery Storage to Meet Deployment Targets

 Across the U.S., states are accelerating efforts to deploy large-scale energy storage through streamlined permitting, competitive solicitations, and…Read the full report  …...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Energy Storage 2025 08 12 Blog preview

Visual Primer: States Advance Large-Scale Battery Storage to Meet Deployment Targets

Across the U.S., states are accelerating efforts to deploy large-scale energy storage through streamlined permitting, competitive solicitations, and new incentive programs. Energy storage can serve multiple functions in managing energy supply and demand, including balancing the variability of intermittent renewables and improving grid-operating capabilities.

Xcel Energy Announces Sale of Recently Acquired 760-Megawatt Natural Gas Plant in Minnesota

Texas Approves Loan for NRG Energy’s 456-Megawatt Natural Gas Plant

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Aug. 4 announced a loan agreement between the Public Utility Commission and NRG Energy Inc. under the Texas Energy Fund, or TEF, to support a 456-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Houston. This marks the second loan agreement under the TEF’s In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program, designed to provide low-interest…...

FERC Proposes Broad Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reforms

UK’s Ofgem Launches Comprehensive Review of Energy Cost Allocation to Explore Fairer Pricing Models for Consumers

The UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets on July 30 initiated a broad review into how costs are allocated across the energy system, aiming to assess the fairness and efficiency of existing pricing structures for consumers. The effort, titled the Cost Allocation and Recovery Review, will examine the full spectrum of energy system costs,…...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer PJM Capacity Auction 2025 07 29 Blog preview

PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise as Supply-Demand Balance Tightens

PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market auction for the 2026/2027 delivery year cleared at $329.17 per megawatt-day (MW-day), nearly 22 percent higher than the clearing price in the previous auction. The clearing price hit the cap recently approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to…Read the full report…...

Transmission requirements

Western Energy Markets Governing Body Preserves Key Reliability Feature in First Vote Under New Independent Governance

The Western Energy Markets Governing Body on July 23 has taken a significant step under the California Independent System Operator’s new independent governance framework by voting to preserve a key grid reliability tool, Assistance Energy Transfers, or AET, within the Western Energy Imbalance Market. The mechanism, introduced in 2023, allows balancing authorities to receive emergency…...