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PJM capacity auction signals higher electricity costs in 2026

PJM Interconnection’s 2027/2028 Base Residual Auction, conducted in December 2025, secured 134,479 megawatts of unforced capacity from generation and demand response resources to meet projected needs ...
For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more ...
Data centers drove roughly 40% of PJM’s latest capacity auction costs, with billions tied to facilities not yet built but ...
Pennsylvania’s electrical grid sits at a critical crossroads, buckling under the pressure of rising demand with not enough ...
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection today announced the results of its 2026/2027 Base Residual Auction (BRA), which secured 134,311 MW of unforced capacity generation ...
(The Center Square) – The nation’s power grid is entering a new era of soaring demand – the full extent of which remains uncertain – and energy leaders warn that investments in new generation, ...
The pact aims to support existing reactors and to add additional clean generation to serve Meta’s regional electricity ...
For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe dream. It’s not an unexpected blow, despite moves from the ...