PJM Capacity Prices Archives - Environ Energy

From MOPR to Price Surge: How the PJM Capacity Market Evolved

Jan 08, 2025

The PJM capacity market has experienced a tumultuous journey over the past several years, navigating policy debates, regulatory interventions, and significant real-world reliability challenges.

Casting Out Carbon: How to Reduce GHG Emissions in Energy-Intensive Industries

Sep 30, 2024

As climate change gains more global attention, companies with extensive energy-intensive consumption running operations for foundries, manufacturing, hospitals, data centers, and others, are looking for ways to reduce their Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). GHGs contribute to global warming, with different gases having varying effects based on their Global Warming Potential (GWP). For example, carbon dioxide has […]

PJM Capacity Prices Set for a Substantial Increase Next Year

Aug 23, 2024

On July 30th, the PJM Interconnection announced that the cost of capacity for most of its utilities will increase from about $28.92/MW-day to $269.92/MW-day. This dramatic increase is a result of power plant retirements in the region lowering electricity supply against higher demand. The purpose of this capacity auction is to secure enough resources to meet reliability […]