PJM needs to slow the pace of generation retirements to avoid reliability problems by 2030, CEO Manu Asthana told the Electric Power Supply Association.

ISO-NE touted its role in New England’s energy transition as it announced the final results of Forward Capacity Auction 17, for the 2026-27 procurement period.

MISO tried to quell unease over its intended capacity accreditation with a stakeholder workshop to show that its proposal lines up with a new report.

EPA announced details of its Good Neighbor Plan to slash emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides; the rules will affect power plants in 23 states.

FERC released its State of the Market report, which showed some of the highest natural gas and power prices in years.

Average PJM LMPs doubled to a record-high $80/MWh last year, driven mostly by coal and natural gas prices, the RTO’s Independent Market Monitor reported.

Texas politicians are making a last-ditch push to save a 37-year-old coal plant in East Texas that they say has another 22 years of useful life.

The Midwest faces several new risks in 2023, including cybersecurity threats and supply chain issues, according to the MRO’s 2023 Regional Risk Assessment.

A new report found that nearly all coal plants studied “are more expensive to run than replacing their generation capacity with either new solar or wind.”

Xcel Energy plans to pilot long-duration storage systems at two of its retiring coal plant sites, part of an accelerated timeline to transition away from coal.