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PJM’s Updated Capacity Auction Schedule | Capacity Watch Blog

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NYISO Progress Towards Meeting 70% by 2030 | Renewable Watch Blog

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Emissions Watch Blog

Trump’s Election Win impacts Ozone Season CSAPR Programs | Emissions Watch Blog

Emissions Watch is our quarterly report that contains ESAI Power’s outlooks and views on the emissions markets. ESAI provides regular updates and analysis on developments in the RGGI, SO2, NOx and CO2 emissions markets and price forecasts for state and regional markets.
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PJM’s Updated Capacity Auction Schedule | Capacity Watch Blog

PJM recently updated its Capacity Auction schedule for the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction. The auction was set to begin in early December 2024 but has now been delayed and is scheduled to take place in early July 2024. PJM is now scheduled to open the offer window for the 2026/27 BRA on July 9th, 2025 for market participants.  The Capacity auction window will close on July 16th, and PJM plans to post the auction results on July 22nd.
MISO Generation Asset Monitor Blog

MISO Interconnection Queue Update I Generation Asset Monitor Blog

This update provides a high-level overview of our recently published MISO Generation Asset Monitor (GAM) report and database for November, 2024.  The MISO GAM tracks the Interconnection queue in MISO for additions, forecasts plant retirements and plants deemed at risk of retirement, and provides an outlook for the timeline of renewable generation projects in MISO.
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NYISO Progress Towards Meeting 70% by 2030 | Renewable Watch Blog

This quarter's NYISO Renewables Watch update includes ESAI's latest updated Tier 1 REC supply and demand outlook and assesses New York's progress towards meeting it's 70% by 2030 Renewable Energy requirement.  We compare New York's RES requirements with ESAI's Projections (MWh) to assess the projected deficit.
Capacity Watch Blog

NYISO Capacity Price Forecast Winter 2024-25 | Capacity Watch Blog

The NYISO Winter Strip Auction window opened today, starting a series of critical events in the NYISO Winter Capability Period for 2024/25. The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the state of New York’s energy needs, ensuring a reliable power supply during the colder months. This blog post will delve into some details of the NYISO Installed Capacity Market for the Winter 2024/25 season, shedding light on auction schedules, clearing price volatility, and notable changes compared to the previous winter.
NYISO Generation Asset Monitor Blog

ESAI Power NYISO Generation Asset Monitor Update | NYISO Generation Asset Monitor Blog

This update provides a high-level overview of our recently published NYISO Generation Asset Monitor (GAM) report and database. The NYISO GAM tracks the Interconnection queues for additions, forecasts plant retirements and plants deemed at risk of retirement, and provides an outlook for the timeline of renewable generation projects in PJM, MISO, NYISO and ISO-NE.

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Our market research is based on fundamentals. We closely monitor forward curves and deep, granular views on the interconnection queues and plant retirements or at-risk of retirement to build out our forward supply curves. ESAI’s differentiators include detailed fundamental inputs, always transparent forecast assumptions, assessment of risks, & our analysts act as a research arm that enables clients to tap into ESAI’s base case, downside and upside scenarios for the PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE and MISO energy, capacity, renewable and emissions markets.

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