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September 17, 2026
Staff of the Maryland PSC are "skeptical" of, "the value of establishing a long-term, open-ended process for procuring [electric] supply in Maryland to alleviate resource adequacy at least cost to ratepayer," Staff said in comments on a preliminary report concerning new capacity policy options
September 14, 2026
As the Pennsylvania PUC released a report from a consultant indicating that, by 2030, a modeled reliability risk is nearly six times worse than PJM's planning standard due to data center growth, Pennsylvania PUC Chair Steve DeFrank stated, "The PUC will continue doing everything within our authority…
September 14, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated an order from the U.S. Department of Energy which had directed, based on DOE's assertion of emergency power, continued operation of Consumers Energy's Campbell coal-fired power plant.
August 18, 2026
A preliminary report from a consultant retained by the Maryland PSC finds that the utility-owned policy option for new generation procurement, and the build-and-transfer-to-utility policy option, have the "highest regret" among the studied models
August 14, 2026
PJM, in formally seeking FERC approval of an Interim Resource Adequacy Service (IRAS), is not proposing a specific PJM cost recovery mechanism for IRAS
August 11, 2026
Staff of the Maryland PSC, and the Maryland utilities, have each filed comments responding to various PSC questions concerning the allocation of costs under PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP), with the comments generally indicating an intent that responsible large loads (or other large…
July 28, 2026
PJM, in finalizing a proposed reliability backstop capacity procurement (RBP), will newly propose at FERC a new credit requirement for LSEs linked to LSEs' backstop procurement obligations
July 14, 2026
PJM Interconnection today announced the results of its 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction, which produced a price of $325/MW-day, which is the FERC-approved price cap
June 12, 2026
Texas PUC Staff have made a recommendation concerning ERCOT's request for an adjustment to the 2026 Preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast (LTLF) pursuant to 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.370(e)(2)(B), with PUC Staff supporting the use of the Batch Zero Base Load Forecast.
June 1, 2026
In a 2025 State of the Market Report, the Independent Market Monitor for ERCOT states that load forecasts showing a 60%+ increase in supply, "suggest[] a resource adequacy constraint should be applied to the load interconnection process so that ERCOT does not approve an amount of new load that is…
May 29, 2026
On May 29, 2026, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations for the following Generation Resource: CPS Energy (B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1)
May 19, 2026
On May 18, 2026, ERCOT filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in Project No. 55999 a request for good cause exception to ERCOT Protocols Section 3.2.6(1) to not perform the May 2026 Report on Capacity, Demand, and Reserves in the ERCOT Region (CDR).
May 8, 2026
During an earnings call yesterday, Jim Burke, president and CEO of Vistra, said that the discussion of resource adequacy in PJM should focus on LSEs providing different levels of attributes (such as firm capacity and/or energy) as sought by varying customers.
May 6, 2026
PJM: Standard 1-3 Year Forward Hedging Used For Most Default Service Is, "Wholly Insufficient To Protect Consumers From The Cost Impacts Of A Sustained Supply Deficit"
April 30, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC has revised certain recommendations concerning the value for the Cost of New Entry to be used in the ERCOT Triennial Reliability Assessment
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 22, 2026
The Administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sought final approval, from the Indiana County Court of Common Pleas, of a consent decree with Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC (Key-Con), operator of the Keystone and Conemaugh Generating Stations in Indiana and Armstrong Counties, PA, to allow…
April 20, 2026
Hull Street Energy LLC (HSE) filed at the Texas PUC to withdraw its 1,080 MW gas-fired Bastrop Energy Center (MPH Bastrop Peakers, LLC) from the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program, with Hull Street Energy stating that the TEF loan is no longer required
April 16, 2026
Alpha Generation Services, LLC ("AlphaGen"), manager of the Eastern Generation, LLC portfolio, today announced that it has formally withdrawn its previously submitted Notices of Intent to Retire the Gowanus and Narrows Generating Stations in Brooklyn, New York.
April 15, 2026
In compliance with new Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) requirements established by the Texas Legislature, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) today filed a preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast for the years 2026–2032.
April 10, 2026
A consultant for the Maryland PSC has released a white paper concerning various models for building new generation
April 10, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have proposed a modification to the schedule for reviewing new triennial reliability standard assessments which must be developed by ERCOT, to provide the PUC and stakeholders with more time to review any recommended market changes proffered to address any deficiencies…
March 27, 2026
The Maryland PSC said that it has retained a consultant to prepare a white paper in the PSC's current review of generation procurement options, including power purchase agreements, partnerships between electric companies and electricity suppliers, or other procurement models for electricity…
March 3, 2026
The Maryland Public Service Commission said that the PSC has received five applications seeking the award of energy storage capacity credits (ESCC) in Round 1 of its solicitation for up to 800 MWs of front-of-the-meter transmission-connected energy storage projects.
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
