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…
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August 13, 2026
August 10, 2026
Initial Comments Raise Serious Concerns With Proposed Data Center Tariff
As reported previously, on June 12, 2026, FirstEnergy of Ohio filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) proposing Schedule DCT that…
August 6, 2026
Staff Files Recommended Decision on Net Energy Billing
On August 4, 2026 Staff of the Maine PUC filed a recommended decision regarding the net energy billing (NEB) straw proposal. “Through this Order, the Commission finds…
Governor Directs Comprehensive Data Center Audit
On August 3, 2026 Governor Abbot announces that he has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to…
August 5, 2026
State Commission Requires Data Centers to Pay Interconnection Facilities Costs
On July 31, 2026 the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) entered an final order directing large load customers including data centers in Dominion’s service…
August 3, 2026
EMC’s The Energy Insider Podcast Episode 26 Now Available on MAGNIFYI.com
How do you build an energy company serving millions of customers? In Episode #26 of The Energy Insider, Jack Doueck sits down with Harold Marx, Director at NRG, to…
PJM Capacity Squeeze Spurs Search for Solutions
Policy-makers widely criticized the governance of PJM in a technical conference at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) two weeks ago. “PJM is facing a grave…
July 31, 2026
PUC Initiates Proceeding to Implement an Electric Community Choice Aggregation Program
On July 30, 2026 the Maine PUC issued a Notice of Inquiry regarding Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs to procure electricity in the state as required by a new…
July 30, 2026
Board Decision on Reliability Backstop Procurement & Connect and Manage (Now IRAS)
(Link to Board Letter) The real story with this is the governance signal. On June 30, PJM’s membership voted decisively, 3.778 against a 3.335 passing threshold, for a…
July 29, 2026
Staff Seeks PUC Approval of Proposed Large Load Demand Management Rule
On July 24, Texas PUC issued a Staff memo and proposal for publication for consideration at the Texas Commission’s July 30,2026 Open Meeting proposing new 16 Texas…
