Flexibility will be a core attribute of the various scenarios and solutions being discussed to meet the snowballing estimates of U.S. electric power demand, says columnist K Kaufmann.

PJM enters 2026 amid several efforts to ward off a reliability gap attributed to accelerating data center load, sluggish development of new capacity and resource deactivations.

FERC and the organized power markets it oversees are facing huge challenges in trying to meet rising demand reliably and affordably.

FERC revoked the operating license for a troubled dam in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, citing a failure to address safety issues that could cost lives and the owner’s loss of land in bankruptcy proceedings.

Having finally added real-time co-optimization to the market like every other U.S. grid operator with an effort that began in 2019, ERCOT can turn its attention to other pressing issues.

Heading into 2026, New England is counting on an increasingly collaborative approach to energy policy as federal opposition to renewable energy development threatens affordability, reliability, and decarbonization objectives in the region.

Reliability concerns in NYISO, including a reliability need in New York City, are likely to dominate discussions in 2026.

As NV Energy prepares to file its next integrated resource plan ahead of schedule in April, the company says it will take longer than previously planned to reduce its reliance on short-term market purchases.

The defining story of the coming year will be the widening chasm between electricity supply and demand, a dynamic driven by a slow-moving supply side, coupled with the explosive growth of energy-hungry data centers, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.