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PJM MIC Briefs: April 8, 2026
PJM’s Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to explore how dual-fuel gas generators should reflect the downtime needed to switch fuels in their requirement to offer into the energy market.
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EDAM May 1 Launch on Track Despite Data Challenges
CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market is on schedule to launch May 1 with PacifiCorp as its first participant, as the new market goes through a third and final phase of parallel operations testing before starting.
Camus / Encoord / Zero Lab
A New Metric Related to Data Centers and Electricity that May Matter
A proposed new metric – the compute heat rate – soon may change the conversation around data center electricity use, writes columnist and industry futurist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
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FERC Approves CAISO EDAM ‘Transitional’ Intertie Proposal
FERC approved a series of revisions related to the design of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market to support market implementation and avoid disruptions to existing contracts.
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ISO-NE Wholesale Costs Subside in March After Costly Winter
After a winter of record prices, ISO-NE wholesale market values fell back to more typical levels in March amid milder temperatures and lower gas prices.
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BPA’s Draft Markets+ Decision Reignites Day-ahead Debate
The Bonneville Power Administration’s draft decision “solidifying” its day-ahead market choice in favor of SPP’s Markets+ has reignited a yearslong debate over the agency’s direction.
CAISO DMM
WEIM Intermountain West Exports Increase 780% in Q4 2025
The Western Energy Imbalance Market’s Intermountain West region saw its hourly exports increase by an average of 780% — or 680 MW — in Q4 2025 versus the same period a year earlier.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LBNL Study Finds Power Prices Rose in 2025 Due to Multiple Factors
LBNL released an update to its retail price study, which showed power prices rose for most states between 2024 and 2025, after a half decade of mostly declining prices.
PJM
Monitor Warns Talen Acquisition Will Increase PJM Market Concentration
Talen Energy’s proposal to buy more than 2.5 GW of generation from Energy Capital Partners will lead to a more concentrated PJM market and greater market power for the fourth largest generator in the RTO, the Monitor said in comments filed with FERC.
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Draft Nevada PUC Order Would Allow NV Energy to Join EDAM
A draft order from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada signals that the commission is likely to approve NV Energy’s participation in CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.

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