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PJM, ERCOT Cool Off
Pricing requests for ERCOT and PJM cooled off this week. ERCOT remained the most interested in market-based-risk with a double-digit percentage of volume in index or flex solutions. Read more
Lingering Inflation
The Labor Department reported the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers, and results are in line with estimates. Read more
Nat Gas Supply: Bearish Beginning for Winter
Just as the winter heating demand season (Nov-Mar) kicks in, working gas in storage is back above the five-year historical range. Read more
Bipartisan Support for Nuclear?
There appears to be at least one issue that has bipartisan political support. Read more
Two Above Twenty
Brokers and buyers in two markets jumped above a 20% interest in solutions with some exposure to market-based risk as ERCOT participants joined their peers in PJM at 26% and 21% respectively. Read more
Nat Gas Curve: Bull then Bear
Henry Hub futures show a bullish trend into 2027, and then an eight-year dip that ultimately takes the price of molecules back to near current levels. Read more
FERC Blocks Amazon Nuclear Connection
FERC has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported an Amazon Web Services data center connected to the 2,520 MW Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Read more
Sustainability: ENGIE in Top 1%
EcoVadis is a leading, independent third-party measure of an organization’s sustainability performance. Read more
PJM Makes Big Move
While brokers and buyers in the other markets went nearly unchanged week-over-week the newsmakers were again in PJM. Read more
Latest Poll: Effective Energy Management
Our second monthly website poll explores opinions on the optimal placement of energy management within an organization. Read more