February 9, 2026 ISO-NE Ancillary Service Costs Continue to Rise: DASI Explained Ancillary service costs in ISO New England began increasing in 2025 following the implementation of the Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Initiative (DASI), a major redesign of how ISO-NE procures essential grid reliability services. Ancillary services are the support functions required to keep the electric […]

December 18, 2025 PJM Capacity Auction Locks in Another Year of High Costs The PJM Capacity results are have been published for 2027/2028, and capacity costs across the RTO will remain strong for another year. While prices have only increased by 1.3% as compared to 2026/2027, they once again cleared at the artificial ceiling set […]

July 23, 2025 PJM Capacity Auction Adds 22% for Most Consumers The PJM Capacity results are in and capacity costs across the RTO will remain high for at least another year with costs rising unexpectedly for most regions. After spiking nearly tenfold in June because of the auction held last year, these results represent an […]

March 19, 2025 PJM Capacity Costs Are About to Rise – What You Need to Know The PJM Capacity auction conducted last July cleared at record-high values, pushing total capacity market costs to over $15 billion—a nearly tenfold increase. These higher rates are now set to impact your energy invoices and are expected to remain […]