PJM Archives

New Jersey speeds up its offshore wind solicitation schedule

The NJBPU recently announced the opening of the state’s fourth solicitation for 1.2 to 4 GW of offshore wind generation capacity. The application window will remain open until 5:00 p.m. ET on July 10, 2024.

PJM moves to next phase of new interconnection process

PJM has published initial system impact studies for more than 300 projects. Developers now have 30 days to decide whether to proceed.

Prices remain reasonable at MISO 2024 capacity auction- except in one zone

MISO’s April 2024 capacity auction results show all zones cleared at $30 except for Missouri, which cleared at $720 in the fall and spring seasons.

Solar prices stabilized, wind prices rose in Q1 2024: report

The report, North America Q1 2024 PPA Price Index, follows LevelTen Energy’s report from earlier this year, that showed North American P25 PPA offer prices rose by 4% in Q4 of 2023.

FERC should approve PJM’s Order 2222 compliance filing

Among the regional transmission organizations that asked FERC for an extension from last July to this February, PJM is the only one who has used that time judiciously. The seven use cases that stress-tested the DERA model in PJM’s 2222 compliance proposal are worth FERC’s approval. Keeping in mind Order 2222 addresses the gaps in the current market participation models

FERC should act on these 3 issues in 2022

FERC has opened several lines of inquiry into building the future grid. But FERC needs to do more in 2022.

Quick fix: Why FERC should approve the SOO Green transmission project

SOO Green is a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) merchant transmission project that aims to bring Midwest renewable resources to PJM…

At PJM, prefabricated substations might speed up interconnecting renewables

In addition to learning from MISO’s experience, PJM should work with its transmission owners to build substations where renewables connect to the transmission g…

Microsoft to power Virginia data centers with 24/7 clean energy

The partnership supports Microsoft’s goal of matching 100% of its electricity consumption with zero carbon energy purchases by 2030….

PJM: Offshore wind and renewable targets could require $3.2 billion in grid upgrades

A new study by PJM estimates that up to $3.2 billion in grid upgrades could be needed to support offshore wind and states’ renewable energy targets in the regio…

FERC’s data request to NYISO on Order 2222 offers clues for MISO’s compliance filing

These FERC letters offer clues for FERC’s attention and focus on the aggregation of distributed energy resources and their role in the energy market construct. …

Renewable energy cheers revised MOPR at PJM

PJM’s old MOPR was bad policy and bad politics. What’s next?…

NJ utility seeks approval for offshore wind transmission project

The Jersey Central plan outlines a comprehensive transmission system investment program to connect enough offshore wind-generated power for nearly 2.5 million h…

Grid hardening through DER could soon be a viable, profitable solution for utilities

California residents will be able to sign up to be notified when Flex Alerts take place and indicate if they plan to participate. Then, CalISO will be able to v…

An idea to clear out the SPP interconnection queue backlog to reduce renewable PPA costs

Clearing the current queue backlog is the focus of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) generator interconnection staff. However, they are missing a key long-term sol…