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PJM Interconnection

01Mar

PJM Sounds the Capacity Shortfall Alarm

The nation’s largest electricity market is warning that it will face a steep capacity shortfall by the close of the decade as forced power plant retirements far outpace planned additions. Policy-driven closures of primarily coal plants threaten to leave PJM Interconnection – which serves 65 million Americans in 13 states and the District of Columbia […]
  • On March 1, 2023
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Michael Regan, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, winter
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18Jan

The U.S. Grid is Running on Empty

As we’re coming to learn, the bitter cold that forced rolling outages in parts of the Carolinas and Tennessee over Christmas also pushed neighboring grids right to the very edge. While the lights didn’t go out on the PJM, MISO and ERCOT grids, grid operators were at times left scrambling. And now, after-action reports are […]
  • On January 18, 2023
  • Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Texas
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06Jul

Coal Remains Globally Essential

Perhaps The Economist announcing an “end to coal” last year was just a bit premature. As The Wall Street Journal just reported, from Asia to Europe and the U.S., coal is once again having a moment. Energy shortages, rediscovery of the importance of energy security and energy-driven inflation are all driving a new, voracious appetite […]
  • On July 6, 2022
  • Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), grid reliability, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), PJM Interconnection, The Economist, Wall Street Journal
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18May

As Natural Gas Prices Soar, a Plea for Energy Pragmatism

In the wake of stunning blackouts in California in August of 2020, California Assemblyman Jim Patterson said, “today we have a grid that is increasingly expensive, unreliable and unavailable when the people of California need it the most.” What Mr. Patterson didn’t know at the time is that his remark would soon describe nearly the […]
  • On May 18, 2022
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch, California, electricity grid, electricity prices, Francisco Blanch, grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Patterson, natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Politico, polling
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11May

The Transition to Crisis

The grid reliability crisis continues to deepen and spread. Warnings about capacity shortfalls and blackouts are so frequent and ubiquitous they are as regular as a utility bill. Just this week, The Wall Street Journal found that, “from California to Texas to Indiana, electric-grid operators are warning that power-generating capacity is struggling to keep up with […]
  • On May 11, 2022
  • Brad Jones, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, renewable energy, Texas, Wall Street Journal
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08Sep

Don’t Jeopardize the Affordability Underpinned by Dispatchable Fuel Diversity

Just a few weeks ago, industry observers declared the end of the era of cheap natural gas. With U.S. natural gas prices soaring past the $4/MMBtu mark and now sitting above $4.60—nearly double what they were this time last year – that call seems increasingly prescient. Not since 2014 have prices been at this level […]
  • On September 8, 2021
  • Argus, Asia, electricity prices, Europe, Financial Times, Germany, Global Energy Institute, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Spain, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
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18Aug

With Natural Gas Prices Soaring, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever

The era of cheap natural gas is officially over. According to Bloomberg, a decade of low natural gas prices – driven by surging production from the U.S., Australia and other nations – has finally been overtaken by demand from a recovering global economy. New supply, and the appetite of industry to provide it, isn’t keeping […]
  • On August 18, 2021
  • Asia, Bloomberg, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), U.S. Energy Information Administration
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23Jun

The Reliability Crisis is a Market Failure

How is that both California and Texas – the two wealthiest states in the wealthiest nation on earth – can’t seem to keep the power on? Or, how is that electricity reliability in the United States, in the 21st century, seems to suddenly be getting worse when it should be getting better? According to two members […]
  • On June 23, 2021
  • Bernard McNamee, California, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Jim Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), NRG Energy, PJM Interconnection, RealClearEnergy, Texas
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17Mar

The Existing Coal Fleet Is the Bridge We Need

With the energy transition underway, learning from the Texas grid crisis and building a path towards increased reliability is more urgent than ever. Additional variable power will be coming to grids across the country. At what pace and scale remains to be seen but ensuring reliability in the years ahead is shaping up to be […]
  • On March 17, 2021
  • grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Robb, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, polar vortex, solar, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal, wind
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24Feb

The Texas Grid Crisis is a National Crisis

Think the Texas electricity crisis can’t happen where you live? Think again. Up and down the country, electricity markets – with very different designs – have fielded warnings that the right storm, with the right conditions could cause the same chaos or worse. Much of the blame in Texas has fallen on the Electric Reliability […]
  • On February 24, 2021
  • baseload power, Bud Weinstein, California, Dallas Morning News, Ed Hirs, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, ISO New England, James Danly, North American Reliability Corporation, PJM Interconnection, Rich Nolan, Texas, The Houston Chronicle
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Recent PJM Interconnection Posts
  • PJM Sounds the Capacity Shortfall Alarm
  • The U.S. Grid is Running on Empty
  • Coal Remains Globally Essential
  • As Natural Gas Prices Soar, a Plea for Energy Pragmatism
  • The Transition to Crisis
  • Don’t Jeopardize the Affordability Underpinned by Dispatchable Fuel Diversity
  • With Natural Gas Prices Soaring, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever
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