Competitive markets can bring new generation to the grid while keeping investment risk with investors rather than shifting it to customers, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
Read MoreThe PJM market is working — don’t mistake progress for failure
Energy stakeholders should be focused on how to strengthen competitive markets, not abandon them, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
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At DC PSC Hearing, Stakeholders Grapple With Rising Electricity Costs and the Need for New Supply
At a recent DC Public Service Commission hearing on rising electricity costs, stakeholders emphasized that growing demand will require significant new generation and infrastructure investment, while highlighting the role of competitive markets in attracting private capital, protecting consumers from investment risk, and maintaining reliability and affordability across PJM.
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One Year Later, Ohio’s Energy Reform Is Driving Gigawatts of New Power and Storage
One year after Ohio enacted HB 15, the state has rapidly emerged as a national model for behind-the-meter energy development, permitting more than 2 GW of new power and storage projects—with another 2.5 GW pending—by streamlining rules and accelerating infrastructure deployment to meet rising electricity demand.
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Prepared for the Heat: How Competitive Power Companies Are Getting Ready for Summer
NERC’s 2026 Summer Reliability Assessment finds the grid is expected to have adequate supply to meet normal summer demand, and competitive power suppliers and grid operators are preparing for rising electricity use and extreme weather by investing in diverse resources, strengthening reliability tools, and coordinating operations to maintain system reliability during peak conditions.
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Adding Power Without Building New Power Plants: How Power Plant Owners Can Optimize Existing Capacity
Rising U.S. electricity demand is driving competitive power suppliers to rapidly expand capacity by upgrading existing power plants through uprates, fuel conversions, reactivations, and hybridization, enabling faster and more cost-effective grid reliability improvements than building new generation.
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