.EIA lowers 2026 gen. growth forecast 1.3%, but @pjminterconnection demand still grows at a pace of ~3.3%/yr in 2025-26. Accurate forecasting is critical to balancing new investment demand with future load growth & consumer energy pricing. Utility Dive bit.ly/4qfgjs0

Elizabeth Stelle ElizabethBryan explains why deregulation didn’t cause PA’s energy crunch and why re-regulation would make it worse. The path forward is strengthening competition and removing barriers to new supply. Commonwealth Foundation Broad + Liberty bit.ly/3ZNdzqN

UPenn’s Max Davis highlights how Pennsylvania’s new Load Forecast Accountability Act strengthens oversight of utility demand forecasts and helps shield consumers from unnecessary electricity cost increases. Kleinman Energy bit.ly/4cmlEdB

January’s frigid temperatures drove up electricity demand in the region. Despite the surge in electricity demand, the grid remained reliable across the region. The resilience of our market-driven system showed up when it mattered most. PJM Interconnection bit.ly/4rcRTAp

New Electric Power Supply Association & Energy Tariff Experts, LLC study finds higher electric bills have been driven by rising transmission & distribution costs, not just gen. costs. Utility infrastructure investments & state policy mandates have been key drivers of higher electric bills. bit.ly/4qsjLiR

States are sharpening oversight of utility load forecasts: accuracy is critical to grid reliability. OH, PA, and NJ are advancing reforms to improve transparency, protect consumers, and ensure the grid is prepared for future demand. The Ohio Manufacturers' Association Utility Dive bit.ly/4bSU2N1

Maryland customers once saved money through energy competition, but new restrictions are driving suppliers out. Lawmakers should strengthen, not limit, competitive markets so Marylanders can access affordable, reliable energy and real savings. @WMAR2news bit.ly/3ZziStX

Investor-owned utilities want to rewrite MD's #energy rules to build plants with guaranteed cost recovery. That shifts risk and overruns onto ratepayers. Saving competition keeps consumers from footing costly #utility projects. The Alliance for Competitive Power Marcellus Drilling News bit.ly/3OqcT8v

The NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) certified the 2026 BGS auction: prices remained flat from last year & are still below 2010 levels (inflation adjusted). Competitive markets maintain affordable, reliable #power & provide predictable #electricity costs for #NJ consumers. bit.ly/4asKY0c

AEP Ohio says it needs 30,000 MW for #datacenters, but only 5,642 MW is committed. Inflated forecasts are funding #grid upgrades for projects that exist on paper, shifting risk to ratepayers. Ohio deserves a grid built for real demand, not speculation. bit.ly/4l0hhah

The NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) certified this summer’s Basic Generation Service auction. The good news: rates for most residents are holding steady - a reminder that competitive markets help keep energy costs consistent, balancing affordability & reliability. bit.ly/4aV1Qfd

P3 Member, LS Power's CEO, Paul Segal, shows generation costs in PJM's competitive electricity markets rose only 1.2% in 18 yrs. Power costs are flat, but transmission & delivery jumped from 5%→32% of your bill and those costs keep rising.

Maryland’s competitive electricity market keeps costs in check. Bills like SB 954/HB 1561 risk higher rates by letting utilities shift costs directly to ratepayers. Strengthening competition, not cost-shifting, protects affordability & reliability. bit.ly/4l9LQur

.PJM Interconnection has more than 54 GW of #power generation agreements in place to strengthen the grid. The projects are approved to connect to the #grid once they are built. These projects show that the competitive market is responding when new generation is needed.

MD HB 1561 threatens to increase electricity costs by impacting competition & shifting financial risks from private investors to ratepayers. P3’s Glen Thomas: "This pre-2000 approach... obligates consumers to subsidize projects regardless of performance." bit.ly/4rWiHFv

In a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette letter, P3 Member Vistra's Colin Fitzsimmons points out that #utility monopolies and lack of real competition are a big part of why everyday costs keep rising. Competitive #energy markets benefit consumers. bit.ly/40Q5p1i

Maryland’s competitive #electricity market, which has benefited consumers for decades, is at risk. A new bill could let utilities build #power plants and pass costs directly to ratepayers, undermining #competition and driving higher bills. The Baltimore Banner bit.ly/4beHbUO

Ohio lawmakers are considering allowing utilities to own nuclear power generation, despite laws separating them. Competitive markets drive innovation & keep costs down, with competitive generators bearing financial risk. bit.ly/4bf0bT7