Capacity Market

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PJM Board of Managers Selects CIFP Proposal to Address Large Load Growth
The PJM Board of Managers has selected a path forward for addressing a groundswell of large load interconnections expected over the coming decade.
PJM
White House and PJM Governors Call for Backstop Capacity Auction
The White House and PJM's governors called for a special backstop capacity auction to procure $15 billion worth of new dispatchable generation, which is to be paid for by data centers.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE’s Proposed Capacity Market Reform Likely to Boost Reliability While Resulting in Higher Prices
ISO-NE is reforming its approach to acquiring sufficient capacity, which has shaken things up considerably, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
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Resetting the Reset: Demand Curve Reform Discussions Begin
NYISO kicked off the demand curve reset reform process with a discussion of how to improve the overall process and what could be done to strengthen the definition of the proxy unit.
PJM
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order Requiring PJM to Rerun 2024/25 Capacity Auction
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated FERC’s decision to order PJM to rerun its 2024/25 capacity auction without a tweak to the parameters for the DPL South zone.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Jan. 7, 2026
The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to evaluate whether manual revisions are warranted, among other business conducted in the committee's most recent meeting.
Shutterstock
NYISO Presents Final LCRs for 2026/27
If the Champlain Hudson Power Express comes in as expected, it will have an impact on both LCR and CAFs downstate.
NextEra Energy Resources
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Storage and VPP Bill Aimed at Affordability
Illinois became the 13th state to adopt a procurement target for storage after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill aimed at shoring up reliability and affordability.
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PJM Pushing Forward on Efforts to Meet Rising Data Center Load
PJM enters 2026 amid several efforts to ward off a reliability gap attributed to accelerating data center load, sluggish development of new capacity and resource deactivations.
Yes Energy
Can Restructured Markets Meet the Challenge of Data Center Demand Growth?
FERC and the organized power markets it oversees are facing huge challenges in trying to meet rising demand reliably and affordably.

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