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Need for Speed: An Analysis of Speed to Market and Cost Results of Competitive Transmission: Part 2—Timing
Specifically, this analysis examines whether the empirical evidence supports critics of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 1000 that argue that competitive solicitations create unnecessary delay. Through regional case…
New Natural Gas Hookups Under Attack in Some States
A few states have adopted limits or bans on new gas hookups in recent years, the results of which are being challenged in the courts. The industry responded by getting fuel choice legislation passed in 27 other states, mostly in the south…
PJM Granted Permission to Curtail Large Loads to Respond to Hot Weather Conditions
On May 17, 2026, PJM filed a request for emergency order under Federal Power Act, Section 202(c) with Department of Energy (DOE) requesting that the agency issues an order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act authorizing PJM to…
Renewable Natural Gas Recommended for Emissions Reduction
Retail energy providers should consider renewable natural gas (RNG) as a solution to help decarbonize the emissions of commercial and industrial accounts, a broker of environmental compliance products told MAGNIFYI recently. Many companies…
Gas Producers, Pipelines Build Generation Behind the Meter at Data Centers
Natural gas pipelines and producers are developing behind-the-meter power generation projects with data centers that could foreclose some opportunities in this growing nascent market to other participants. Asset-heavy companies in the…
Battle of the Balance Sheets: The New Reality of Competition in Texas Retail Energy
Six years ago, I built a simple report. The goal was straightforward: track annual residential sales of Retail Energy Providers in Texas and calculate market share to answer a basic question: Who’s winning? And who’s losing? Over time, as…
Flexible Capacity Could Flourish With Policy Changes, Paper Says
State regulators would unlock gigawatts of flexible capacity by reforming some retail market rules that create conditions for lower pricing and ultimately cut new transmission and generation expenditures, according to a recent paper by the…
