While data center growth is a significant factor in rising electricity demand, focusing narrowly on this sector risks distracting from the broader and more persistent challenges facing the grid.
Read MoreRTO Insider: Stakeholder Forum: Clearing Power Sector Roadblocks with Permitting Reform and Policy Certainty
Though progress on legislative action has stalled, permitting reform remains a vital step forward — one where policymakers can make a meaningful difference. As Congress reconvenes this September, this critical issue is back on the table.
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Summer Surge: Competitive Markets Are Essential to Affordable Power
Summer demand is rising—and so are electricity bills. But in competitive markets, customers benefit from lower prices, greater reliability, and reduced investment risk.
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With Interconnection Reforms Advancing, PJM Market Critics Need a New Scapegoat
PJM’s interconnection reforms are moving projects forward, with 140 GW processed since 2023. But permitting, siting, and policy delays now threaten progress—and only policymakers can remove those barriers.
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Opinion: N.J. and Pa. need to seek solutions to address rising electricity costs
Gov. Phil Murphy has been campaigning for a better deal for New Jerseyans on their electric bills, most recently by accusing regional electric grid operator PJM of allowing market manipulation and partnering with Pennsylvania to push PJM into establishing a cap on prices for power sold at capacity auctions. This kind of political meddling in a competitive market is deeply troubling.
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Meeting the Moment: Why Resource Adequacy Depends on Market Certainty
Ahead of FERC’s technical conference, EPSA makes the case for competitive markets as the best path to ensuring grid reliability, innovation, and resource adequacy.
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