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Good news! The Supreme Court just rejected an attempt to halt regulation that would limit dangerous carbon pollution from power plants. We can't let fossil fuel interests impede any more progress. https://t.co/RI0gBteoqj

EDAM allows utilities to share resources more efficiently, which enhances system reliability and lowers costs to consumers. And the bigger the better. A West-wide RTO that includes California could provide $2 billion in annual cost-savings. https://t.co/GVFjO2DbCx

This new study revealed the benefits of joining a wider western grid. The report showed that BPA's net system cost decreases by $65 million from joining EDAM.

Why won’t PJM, the largest U.S. grid operator, let power plants and wind/solar farms use spare grid capacity to add batteries and clean power? Clean energy groups want federal regulators to open this pathway to bolster an increasingly stressed-out grid: https://t.co/xrNfQr1IHb

.@Energy's Grid Deployment Office has been busy. In addition to the National Transmission Planning study, they announced $1.5 billion in capacity contracts for 4 Tx projects through the Transmission Facilitation Program: https://t.co/WELFuTMdOn

"At a moment when demand for electricity is on the rise, consumers can’t afford the status quo," writes Caitlin Marquis of Advanced Energy United. Read about the findings of a new @RobGramlichDC + @TheBrattleGroup #interconnection report in @REWorld ⤵️ https://t.co/PFsWtWQZ6S

PJM has the tools in its toolbox to bring down prices and ensure a reliable, clean supply of electricity for years to come. If it acts now, these price increases can just be a bump in the road to a more affordable, resilient grid.

Adding just 7 GW of new entry could have lowered the market clearing price from $269.92/MW-day to as low as $98, or by as much as 63%.

The good news is that there are currently 268 GW of new resources patiently waiting to come online in PJM, and 95% of those resources are clean. Adding even a fraction of this capacity would dramatically reduce prices.

What is this not about? Fossil fuel retirements. Around 6 GW of fossil plants retired since the last auction. But a whopping 26 GW -- triple that amount -- was derated after gas reliability was held to an accurate account.

This was foreseeable and preventable. For years, PJM slow-walked interconnection of new resources while ignoring gas un-reliability. Now the buck for that misjudgment is being passed to ratepayers.

There are two major causes for blame: fossil fuel un-reliability and PJM’s failure to speedily connect thousands of megawatts of wind, solar, and storage to the grid.

The astounding 7-fold spike in capacity prices from PJM's most recent capacity auction came as a shock, but not a surprise, to those who have watched the grid operator for years. In a new blog, SFP's Claire Lang-Ree unpacks the drivers of the increase. https://t.co/RHnZLPSViJ

The power grid in the Western U.S. needs upgrading, especially to withstand extreme heat, say @GovernorHobbs & @GovMLG. Regional cooperation and investment is how we make #TransmissionPossible in the West! https://t.co/mROQG28P8y

Today, legislators from 10 states called on PJM to quickly implement FERC Order 1920. “Legislators understand the importance of proactive transmission planning to meet our economic development, climate, & rate-payer protection goals." - @LCharkoudian https://t.co/jMJAzZ5Uj3

And today we joined a letter with 27 other organizations addressing PJM's request for rehearing of FERC Order 1920. If PJM wants to get serious about reliability, it’s time to stop arguing about interconnection and transmission planning and get to work. https://t.co/FH81yPMftF

PJM’s inaction on interconnection is more than just an obstacle to cleaner and more affordable energy online. It’s an obstacle to building a reliable grid that can withstand extreme weather events. https://t.co/b0gWi9Vs0s

When it comes to adding new electricity sources, the nation’s largest grid operator is stuck in the mud. This week, alongside a group of environmental organizations, we filed a protest to challenge PJM’s refusal to comply with Order 2023 https://t.co/VkXatUiBsK

FERC is a full house again! With the Commission back to five, we now need to focus on the hard work ahead. Read the latest from @ChristyWalshDC & @GillianEnergy on a few areas in need of critical attention: https://t.co/tczJprFqul