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EAGLEVILLE, PA — Wholesale electricity costs across the PJM Interconnection territory climbed sharply during the first quarter as rising capacity prices, transmission congestion, and growing electricity demand tied partly to …
PJM Power Costs Surge as Capacity Prices Spike on Data Center Demand Read More
VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection is warning that tightening reserve margins and rising electricity demand could require load management measures during periods of extreme summer heat, even as the …
PJM Warns Summer Grid Strain May Trigger Demand Controls Read More VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection launched a review of its wholesale electricity market structure as rising power demand, price volatility and slowing investment pressure the grid operator’s long-standing reliability …
PJM Warns Current Power Market Model Faces Reliability Strain Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — A White House–backed agreement unveiled Friday by governors from 12 states in the PJM power market takes aim at soaring electricity prices and reliability fears—but environmental and …
Governors, White House Target PJM Gridlogjam—Critics Warn Fossil Fuel Trap Read More EAGLEVILLE, PA — Wholesale electricity prices across the PJM Interconnection rose sharply in the first nine months of 2025, according to a new report from Monitoring Analytics, the independent market …
PJM Price Surge Raises Big Questions About Market Competitiveness in 2025 Read More