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Over the last year, forward electricity prices in ERCOT have continued to climb and set new highs every month. Figure 1 shows the price of wholesale electricity for calendar years 2023 through 2026 ov... READ MORE >

On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from 10:00 AM to about 12:00 PM CDT, the July contract for NYMEX Henry Hub was trading around $9.60 per MMBtu. Even so, $9.60 is not an all-time high price for NYMEX Henry ... READ MORE >

Sometime during the recent work-from-home transition, I came to view our unlimited time off policy differently. From the beginning of 5, we always took the approach that our employees were fully forme... READ MORE >

On June 21, 2022, PJM posted the results of its capacity auction, also known as the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM), for the planning year June 2023 to May 2024. The execution of this auction has been... READ MORE >

A Review of ERCOT's Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy report for Summer 2022 The Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy report, otherwise known as SARA, is a quarterly publication from ERCOT ... READ MORE >

An Overview of Coincidental Peak Costs by ISO Coincidental Peak (CP) is the measurement of an electricity meter’s actual usage at the time of the regional grid’s highest demand and determining that me... READ MORE >

A Review of Resources Adequacy Risk in PJM On May 17, 2022, PJM released the second phase of its “living study”, titled Energy Transition in PJM: Emerging Characteristics of a Decarbonizing Grid, whic... READ MORE >

Natural Gas Update for May 2022 This past month, the US natural gas market continued the recent trend that was established in mid-February. Strong bullish tendencies set new highs and blew past previo... READ MORE >

The Conscious Evolution of Our Company Swag With so many industry and company changes over the past decade, one aspect of 5 has remained the same – our love for this great team and our desire to share... READ MORE >