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…...

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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…...

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PJM Capacity Auction Prices Rise by 22 Percent Amid Growing Demand and Reliability Pressures

PJM Interconnection LLC’s capacity market auction for the 2026/2027 delivery year cleared at a record-high price of $329.17 per megawatt-day (MW-day), about 22 percent higher than last year’s auction, according to the results announced on July 22. The clearing price hit the price cap approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission following a ninefold increase…...

EnerKnol Research PU Visual Primer Resource Adequacy 2025 06 24 Blog preview

Rising Electricity Demand Draws Attention to Resource Adequacy Challenges

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…Read the full report…...

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Washington’s Carbon Auction Proceeds Surpass $3 Billion

The Washington Department of Ecology on June 11 reported that all available emissions allowances were sold in the state’s tenth quarterly carbon auction, reinforcing the program’s stability and effectiveness. With this auction, total revenue generated for climate-focused initiatives has now reached nearly $3.2 billion since the program was launched in early 2023. The latest auction…...

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RGGI Auction Revenue Falls 36 Percent to $299 Million After Record High in March

The 68th quarterly carbon auction of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, the nation’s first market-based emissions regulation program, sold all of the more than 15.2 million CO2 allowances offered at a clearing price of $19.63, according to results released on June 6. This is slightly below the $19.76 clearing price in the previous…...