In 2012, The Weather Channel began the tradition of naming winter storms, sorting them alphabetically each winter. One of the most famous was Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. This year’s Winter Stor...
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2025 was a year of sharp contrasts in energy markets. Record LNG exports met declining crude prices. Capacity markets tightened in some regions while reforms dampened price signals in others. Offshore...
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Organizations everywhere are wrestling with rising energy costs and searching for relief. What if the smartest path forward is simpler than expected? Join us as we break down the fundamentals of Deman...
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Brian Hayduk, Eric Bratcher, and Jon Moore, senior members of 5’s team and former executives at energy supply companies offer an inside look at how retail electricity rates are built and what really d...
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2026 Energy Price Forecast for Large Commercial & Industrial Users Electricity markets across the United States are heading into 2026 with a combination of accelerating demand growth, constrained supp...
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Brian Hayduk, Eric Bratcher, and Jon Moore, senior members of 5’s team and former executives at energy supply companies offer an inside look at how retail electricity rates are built and what really d...
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Late last summer, many were shocked by the outcome of PJM’s long-delayed capacity market auction. Most zones cleared at approximately $270/MW-day for the current planning year, which began on June 1, ...
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PJM’s latest capacity auction is set to drive up capacity charges starting June 1, 2025 — and the impact could be significant. Join our expert-led webinar to understand what these changes mean for you...
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Capacity costs in the PJM Interconnection cleared at unprecedented levels in the latest auction. As shown below in Figure 1, the cost of capacity increased in many parts of PJM by 5x. While this chart...
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