The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction
The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction | Utility Dive
In this three-part series, Utility Dive explored the fallout from the PJM Interconnection’s latest capacity auction, which delivered historically high prices.
In the stories below, we examine how utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and utility regulators are responding to the auction results, and what may be ahead at PJM and in its upcoming auctions.
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