The new ERAS processes in MISO and SPP allow certain power plants to effectively jump the interconnection line, skipping ahead of hundreds of other projects already waiting their turn, writes Southern Renewable Energy Association Executive Director Simon Mahan.

Achieving Washington's and Oregon's goals of 80% clean/decarbonized energy by 2030 will be difficult because of the transmission access and construction realities, writes Randy Hardy.

Alison Williams of Power for Tomorrow argues that vertically integrated utilities are shielding customers from price spikes while supporting economic growth.

ERCOT is absorbing a wave of large, price‑sensitive load, especially data centers, faster than the market rules were built to 'productize,' writes Alexandre Alonso Carpintero in an opinion piece.

A commitment to “growth pays for growth” and properly structuring tariffs and energy supply agreements can ensure data centers pay all their costs, writes Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Regulators attempt to balance the interests of the different stakeholders with the overall goal of promoting the general good. This has become increasingly difficult as regulators must cope with new interests, says energy consultant Kenneth W. Costello.

Expanding transmission can reduce electricity costs for consumers, but only if the buildout uses consumer welfare as the North Star and ignores narrow political or business interests, say Travis Fisher and Nick Loris.

For the first time in PJM history, the market signal for flexible capability such as battery storage is strong, consistent and grounded in clear system need, says Ali Karimian of GridBeyond.

Load growth beyond PJM’s ability to serve is a clear and present danger to the reliability of the grid and the functioning of PJM’s markets, says the NRDC.

PJM needs every megawatt of supply it can secure, and the last thing it should do is inadvertently force existing supply out of the market, warns Michael D. Smith, CEO of CPower.