Study Finds that PJM Can No Longer Deliver Reliable Service at Lowest Cost
NJBPU has released an in-depth study that finds the capacity market run by regional grid operator PJM Interconnection (PJM) can no longer deliver reliable power at the…
News Stories: Capacity Auction
August 13, 2026
January 15, 2026
President Trump & PJM State Governors Seek One-time Emergency Auction
As reported by Utility Dive the Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors on Friday asked the country’s largest wholesale electricity market to hold a…
July 31, 2025
Phase 1 PJM Capacity Auction Task Force Report Filed
View the report here. FC1183 (12/09/2024) (In The Matter Of The Investigation Into The Impact Of The PJM Capacity Auction And The Establishment Of The PJM Capacity…
October 15, 2024
OPC Files Petition For Investigation Into The Impact Of The PJM Capacity Auction And Request For Establishment Of Task Force To Develop Solutions
From Petition: Pursuant to Rules 101.1 and 105.8 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“PSC” or…
PJM Seeks Waiver From FERC To Delay Next Three Base Rate Auctions
PJM files waiver request seeking permission to delay its next three base capacity auctions by about six months each through the 2029/30 delivery year. The first one is…
July 30, 2024
Rest of RTO Capacity Prices Spike 10x In PJM 2025/2026 Capacity Auction -Exceed $250/MW-day
Rest-of-RTO capacity prices jumped by nearly 10 times in PJM’s base residual auction for capacity for the 2025-26 delivery year, while fewer zones experienced…
