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Visual Primer: Rising Electricity Demand Spurs Efforts to Improve Interconnection Efficiency

March 9, 2026Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

Regulators and grid operators across the U.S. are actively reforming interconnection processes to support the growth of new power generation resources amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers, manufacturing, and electrification. These actions also aim to address emerging challenges arising from the rapid growth of new large loads, which can introduce planning uncertainty and require substantial investments in transmission and other grid infrastructure.

California Grid Operator Reports $1.62 Billion in 2025 Savings from Western Energy Imbalance Market

February 17, 2026EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

The California Independent System Operator on Feb. 13 reported that the Western Energy Imbalance Market delivered $1.62 billion in economic benefits to participating utilities in 2025, raising total cumulative savings to $8.24 billion since the market launched in 2014. The real-time market enables balancing authorities across the Western U.S. to buy and sell electricity every…...

Year Ahead: Five Must-Watch Power Sector Trends for 2026

January 5, 2026Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Insights, Grid Modernization, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, Smart Grid, Solar, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

The rapid growth of data centers, electrification, and manufacturing is driving a step change in electricity demand, compelling regulators and grid operators to revisit.…. Read the full report…...

U.S. Grid Operators Bolster Winter Reliability Amid Load Growth and Supply Constraints

November 24, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Insights, Grid Modernization, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Retail Power and Gas, Smart Grid, Solar, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

U.S. grid operators and utilities are intensifying winter preparedness efforts to ensure reliable electricity supplies, even as rising demand and supply constraints heighten the risk of…Read the full report …...

Visual Primer: U.S. Grid Operators Bolster Winter Reliability Amid Load Growth and Supply Constraints

November 24, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Solar, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

PJM Starts Task Force Effort on Sub-Annual Capacity Procurement

August 26, 2025Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

PJM Interconnection LLC and its stakeholders on Aug. 26 launched discussions under the Sub-Annual Capacity Market Senior Task Force, focusing on potential seasonal changes to its capacity market design. The group, created earlier this year by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee, is tasked with evaluating sub-annual structures as the grid operator shifts away from…...

Visual Primer: Transmission Planning Evolves to Address Surging Electricity Demand

August 4, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

Transmission planning efforts across the U.S. increasingly reflect a focus on regional coordination and proactive infrastructure buildout, driven by rising energy demand and electrification. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) latest update to its landmark transmission planning rule affirms the role of states in transmission planning, while several states are also advancing measures to streamline permitting and accelerate project development.

Visual Primer: PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise as Supply-Demand Balance Tightens

July 28, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Solar, Wholesale Markets, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

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 bring stability to the market after last year’s unprecedented ninefold price surge.

Public Service Company of New Mexico to Join California Grid Operator’s Extended Day Ahead Market

July 7, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, PRODUCTS, Retail Power and Gas, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) has announced its commitment to the California Independent System Operator’s extended day-ahead market, or EDAM. PNM’s commitment, formalized with a signed agreement, initiates an important step in the governance of the Western Energy Markets. Although PNM will join EDAM in 2027, the governance change takes effect immediately…....

Visual Primer: Rising Electricity Demand Draws Attention to Resource Adequacy Challenges

June 23, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Solar, Wholesale Markets, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

Across the U.S., accelerating electrification and large-load growth driven by data center expansion are contributing to higher demand projections, while generator retirements are outpacing the addition of new supply. These converging trends are tightening reliability margins and increasing the risk of resource adequacy shortfalls.

Visual Primer: States Expand Virtual Power Plant Programs to Address Peak Electricity Demand

May 12, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Smart Grid, Wholesale PowerBy EnerKnol Research

Recent actions across U.S. states reflect the growth of virtual power plant (VPP) initiatives, as utilities and regulators evaluate aggregated customer-sited assets to manage peak demand, enhance reliability, and reduce system costs. States are moving forward with new pilots, incentive programs, and regulatory structures that support the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into grid operations and long-term planning.

Visual Primer: PJM’s Price Cap and Floor Proposal for Capacity Auctions Raises Concerns Over Market Distortion

April 7, 2025Climate Change and Emissions, coal, Energy Storage, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Research Reports, EnerKnol Visual Primer, Grid Modernization, Integrated Resource Plans, Natural Gas, Power & Utilities, PRODUCTS, REC Feed, Solar, Wholesale Markets, Wholesale Power, WindBy EnerKnol Research

PJM Interconnection LLC, which operates the grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, has proposed a price cap and floor for its upcoming capacity market auctions for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 delivery years. Though intended as a temporary measure to restore stability to the capacity market, the move has raised concerns about market distortion by artificially inflating prices and stifling investment signals.

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