PJM stakeholders kicked off discussions on creating a “backstop” auction to be held in September at the insistence of the Trump administration and the governors of the RTO’s 13 states.

FERC partially granted a complaint by the New England Power Generators Association about the design of ISO-NE's Pay-for-Performance mechanism.

FERC addressed the ongoing resource adequacy challenges at PJM during its regular meeting, calling for the RTO to get reforms in front of it so they can be approved.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed two sweeping executive orders that sought to control the state’s aggressively rising electricity rates through ratepayer credits and generation expansion.

Despite the Trump administration and all 13 PJM governors proposing a host of new initiatives, the RTO falling short of its reliability requirement does not constitute a crisis, writes columnist Steve Huntoon.

A summary of the agenda items scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings.

The NYISO Operating Committee has approved the ISO’s locational capacity requirements despite multiple stakeholders abstaining from the vote in protest of the process.

MISO is registering and accrediting resources to meet a roughly 2-GW uptick in load for the 2026/27 planning year.

The PJM Board of Managers has selected a path forward for addressing a groundswell of large load interconnections expected over the coming decade.

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.