Our Bal-Week report has been retired. It offered concise near-term projections for critical hubs within Northeastern power markets, specifically focusing on the PJM Western Hub, New York Zones A and J, and the ISO-NE Internal Hub. The report encompasses insightful analysis and commentary by our experts concerning anticipated developments in fundamental factors that introduce short-term price volatility to the electricity market. These factors encompass Demand, Supply, and Congestion. For each of these fundamental factors, our dedicated analyst team provides a clear bullish, bearish, or neutral indicator, elucidating how projected events, such as new transmission outages or potential constraints in natural gas pipelines, may exert influence on electricity prices. To offer a comprehensive perspective, we furnish both High and Low sensitivity scenarios alongside our forecasts. These sensitivities present a range of expected electricity prices, offering a probabilistic outlook for market participants.

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Persistent Congestion on NYISO’s Central East Interface: The End is in Sight | Congestion Watch Blog

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The Central East Interface is one of New York’s most congested corridors, enabling Upstate generation to serve the robust load levels Downstate. Congestion on the interface and the Zone F/Zone E basis spread has increased significantly in the past 1.5 years as a result of construction on the Central East Energy Connect, one of the two projects under the AC Transmission Upgrades PPTN. In addition to construction-associated outages, higher delivered gas prices in eastern New York have contributed to increased congestion.

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