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California has never been a simple electricity market. But for commercial and industrial energy buyers, understanding what drives your electricity costs is becoming even more important. Two developmen... READ MORE >

Businesses regularly face a familiar question when purchasing electricity or natural gas: Should we buy now, or should we wait? We regularly talk with businesses that choose to wait. Sometimes they ar... READ MORE >

On July 28, 2026, we hosted a webinar on data center growth and how it is reshaping power markets. The webinar was timely. In the past few months, data center regulation has expanded from primarily an... READ MORE >

1. Data centers are asking for power at a scale utilities have never planned for. A 20 to 30 MW manufacturing facility used to count as a large customer. Now, some proposed data centers are requesting... READ MORE >

How It Worked Everywhere Else Since the onset of deregulation, energy brokers have been accustomed to receiving gifts, expensive meals, and lavish trips from suppliers in the name of relationship buil... READ MORE >

Recognizing that nonprofits in New York City were not adequately represented in energy policy and regulatory matters, Luthin Associates (acquired by 5 in 2019) formed Consumer Power Advocates (CPA) in... READ MORE >

Long Story Short The Texas PUC is proposing to move from a 4-coincident-peak (4CP, the 4 summer months) to a 12-coincident-peak (12CP, every month of the year) methodology for transmission cost alloca... READ MORE >

This July, NYSERDA will hold its first Pre-Sale for 2027 vintage Tier 4 RECs. This is the annual opportunity for organizations to buy Tier 4 RECs that can be used to offset electricity usage used in L... READ MORE >

1. The Strait of Hormuz Is a Critical Pressure Point for Global Energy Markets Roughly 20 million barrels of oil and 20% of the world’s LNG moves through the Strait of Hormuz each day, making it one o... READ MORE >