New PJM capacity auction results highlight the reality of fast-growing demand from data centers, AI load, electrification, and economic expansion. Investment is responding to price signals, but project timelines and compressed auction cycles mean today’s results don’t capture recent development momentum. Removing non-market barriers like permitting and siting roadblocks will bring resources online faster and more affordably.
Read MoreCall to Action: The Natural Gas Council and the Reliability Alliance Urge State and Federal Regulators to Act on NPC Recommendations Without Delay
The Natural Gas Council (NGC) and the Reliability Alliance together support the recommendations of the National Petroleum Council (NPC) in its recently released report on natural gas infrastructure and gas-electric coordination, and its report on the role of federal permitting reform in building the modern infrastructure network needed to meet our shared energy goals.
Read MoreEPSA Backs DOE Plan to Speed Grid Connections for Large Loads
EPSA filed comments supporting DOE’s proposal for a standardized, faster process to connect data centers and other large loads to the grid, with recommendations for clear, competitive, and transparent rules that are needed to deliver reliable, cost-effective power as demand accelerates.
Read MoreEPSA Hosts GridEx VIII Security Drill to Bolster Power Sector Cyber and Physical Threat Response
Using a new E-ISAC framework, EPSA’s custom GridEx VIII drill helped competitive power generators test threat response and strengthen the physical and cyber security of the electric grid.
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As NERC Warns of Winter Reliability Risks, Competition, Permitting Reform, and Market Certainty are Critical to Delivering Generation Resources On Time, EPSA Says
As electricity demand rises and NERC again warns of winter reliability risks, competitive power suppliers have announced billions of dollars in new private investment to build and upgrade essential generation resources. Competition, permitting reform, and market certainty are now critical to delivering these projects on time and supporting a reliable grid.
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Reliability Alliance Voices Support for GEAR’s Attention to Strengthening Gas-Electric Coordination as Power Demand Rises
The Reliability Alliance—EPSA, INGAA, and NGSA—commended NARUC’s GEAR working group for advancing gas-electric coordination as power demand rises, emphasizing that reliable electricity depends on secure fuel delivery and continued collaboration to strengthen winter readiness and system reliability.
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