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California electricity buyers have another market development to watch: the return of a potentially historic El Niño weather pattern. El Niño occurs when ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific bec... READ MORE >

1. Northeast power prices are especially sensitive to LNG. Low natural gas storage in Europe and uncertainty in the Middle East could keep LNG prices high, affecting gas and power prices in New Englan... READ MORE >

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 >