HomeNews By TopicCapacity
Narrow these results by state, topic, company or docket — filters stack, and every story shown carries all of them.
April 28, 2026
Alpha Generation (AlphaGen) announced that it has entered into a 10-year agreement with the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) to supply to SMECO electricity and capacity from AlphaGen's Keys Energy Center located in Brandywine, Maryland, which is within SMECO's Maryland electric…
April 24, 2026
In comments to the Maryland PSC, the Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities (JMEU) said that no changes to the state's existing SOS model should be made as a result of any generation (capacity) procurement policies adopted by the PSC as a result of the PSC's resource adequacy investigation and…
April 13, 2026
PJM has issued a paper setting forth its proposed Reliability Backstop Procurement in which PJM proposes that aggregate costs of the Reliability Backstop Procurement commitments will be allocated to the Electric Distribution Companies(EDCs) based on their pro-rata share of the target megawatts.
April 10, 2026
A consultant for the Maryland PSC has released a white paper concerning various models for building new generation
March 27, 2026
The Michigan PSC, in an electric rate case at Consumers Energy, approved changes to the true-up of the State Reliability Mechanism (SRM) charge at Consumers Energy, adopting a proposal from Energy Michigan
March 23, 2026
Hull Street Energy, LLC ("HSE") has agreed to acquire two power plants from Rockland Capital, LP ("Rockland"): Lee County Generating Station, a 677 MW natural gas turbine facility in Illinois; and Tait Electric Generating Station, a 586 MW dual-fuel facility in Ohio.
March 18, 2026
Constellation Energy Corporation and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC today announced an agreement under which Constellation will sell a portfolio of generation assets in PJM to LS Power, as part of satisfying regulatory commitments related to Constellation’s acquisition of Calpine.
March 12, 2026
RWE today announced the addition of flexible, gas-fired power generation to its U.S. portfolio, "strengthening the company's ability to meet soaring electricity demand with scalable power solutions."
February 20, 2026
During an earnings call today, PPL Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Vincent Sorgi said that the company is "attacking" parts of the customer bill that PPL's utilities do not control, as part of assuring affordability for customers
February 18, 2026
The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. filed at FERC for approval for changes to the ICAP capacity market, including seasonal New York Control Area ('NYCA') minimum capacity requirements
February 17, 2026
Exelon today announced The Exelon Promise, which Exelon described as, "a comprehensive customer first approach to bring energy costs under control for families and businesses."
February 16, 2026
PJM's Board announced that PJM would, "seek an extension of the current price collar for the 2028/2029 and 2029/2030 capacity auctions applied to the VRR Curve parameters recently approved by the FERC following the Quadrennial Review."
February 13, 2026
During an Exelon earnings call, Jeanne Jones, Exelon's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Audit and Risk, said that the customers of Exelon's electric utilities, "are now paying more for less," when it comes to electricity supply
February 9, 2026
PJM has released a report on the capacity shortfall, compared to the target reserve margin, resulting in the 2027/2028 Base Residual Auction
February 6, 2026
Exelon announced a report from a third-party consultant prepared for Exelon that says that "utility-generated power" could reduce total PJM customer costs by $9.6–$20.0 billion in the 2028–2029 delivery year
January 30, 2026
In comments in a Maryland PSC proceeding concerning the obligation of electricity suppliers to procure energy storage resources (credits), the Maryland Office of People's Counsel said that the PSC should, "consider reasonable credit-support provisions for [electricity] suppliers as needed to protect…
January 23, 2026
In comments to the Maryland PSC in a proceeding concerning generation procurement models, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, and Delmarva Power & Light Company (collectively, the Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities or JMEU) said, "Utility-generated energy would improve…
January 23, 2026
The District of Columbia PSC's Capacity Auction Task Force has filed its Part II Report
January 16, 2026
The Statement of Principles signed by the National Energy Dominance Council within the White House and numerous governors of PJM states has been released
January 16, 2026
The PJM Board has directed PJM staff to develop a proposal to both accelerate and execute a backstop capacity procurement
January 15, 2026
The Statement of Principles signed by the National Energy Dominance Council within the White House and numerous governors of PJM states has been released
January 13, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has revived a complaint filed by the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, and aligned parties, against PJM concerning the cleared prices in the 2024/2025 PJM Base Residual Auction for capacity
January 9, 2026
Vistra today announced that it has entered into 20-year PPAs with Meta to provide more than 2,600 megawatts of energy from a combination of three different Vistra nuclear plants in PJM to support Meta's operations
January 9, 2026
The Maryland PSC has sought comment on implementing various provisions of 2025's Senate Bill 937 & House Bill 1035 (PUA § 7-1224 - § 7-1229) relating to the mandatory procurement of front-of-the-meter transmission-connected energy storage
January 9, 2026
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 25 which, among other things, requires the Illinois Power Agency to include in its procurement plan, "the procurement of energy, capacity, environmental attributes, resource adequacy attributes, or some combination thereof intended to serve all retail…
