Utility Dive
US utility-sector trade publication; first reported PJM's $555 backstop capacity auction filing.
Utility Dive is a US trade publication covering the power and utility sector. It reported on 31 July 2026 that PJM had filed a $555 backstop capacity auction plan with federal regulators.
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Why did Utility Dive's PJM scoop reach FERC before PJM's own newsroom did?
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PJM's backstop auction opens at $555
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Utility Dive is a US trade publication covering the electric power and utility sector, read by regulators, grid operators and industry executives. It tracks regulatory filings, capacity markets and grid-reliability developments across US utilities, giving it early access to filings that reach federal regulators before wider coverage picks them up.
On 31 July 2026 it reported that PJM Interconnection had filed a reliability backstop capacity auction plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, priced at up to $555 per megawatt-day, and separately estimated the cost of the new capacity at up to $20bn through 2027, a figure from its own reporting rather than PJM's filing.
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