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MRP Review Week 25: High Prices and OZP breaks $200/MWh Five Times

October 28, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

Day-Ahead (DA) zonal prices in the last week were higher compared to the previous three weeks, while Real-Time (RT) zonal prices decreased. DA zonal prices ranged from $49/MWh (Niagara) to $73/MWh (Northwest), while RT zonal prices ranged between $50/MWh (Niagara) to $64/MWh (Northwest).

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MRP Review Week 24: High Prices and Congestion in Several Zones

October 22, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

The IESO has released the Dispatch Deviation report for September. Although market interventions have decreased from August, they remain elevated compared to September 2024.

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Pennsylvania Net Metering Update: PPL Enters the Fray with Rate Case Filing

October 16, 2025
By 
Andrew Kinross & Andrew Bracken

PPL Electric Utilities recently filed a request to increase distribution base rates (under docket no. R-2025-3057164). In the proposed service tariff, the net metering tariff and Generation Supply Charge classes are revised so that customer-generators will be classified under the GSC-2 rider and receive a Price to Compare which is primarily based on the PJM hourly LMP of the PPL aggregate node.

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MRP Review Week 23: OZP breaks $200/MWh Several Times and Congestion in the Northwest Zone Reaches $613/MWh)

October 15, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

Day-Ahead zonal prices in the last week decreased compared to the previous three weeks while Real-Time zonal prices increased compared to the previous three weeks.

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Power Advisory Kicks Off Maryland Energy Storage Solicitation Process

October 14, 2025
By 
John Dalton

Power Advisory LLC has initiated the solicitation process for 800 MW of transmission-connected energy storage projects, on behalf of the Maryland Public Service Commission.

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MRP Review Week 22: High Prices and Resurgence of Congestion in the Ottawa and East Zone

October 7, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

The last two weeks saw Day-Ahead (DA) and Real-Time (RT) zonal prices move higher compared to the previous period.

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MRP Review Week 21: Prices Rise Again and New Congestion in the Essa Zone

September 30, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

Day-Ahead (DA) zonal prices in the last week increased compared to the previous three weeks while Real-Time (RT) zonal prices decreased compared to the previous three weeks.

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Energy System Investment and Planning in the Age of Electrification and (In)Security

September 23, 2025
By 
Roy Hrab & Travis Lusney & Brady Yauch

Western nations have generally taken safe, affordable and reliable energy for granted. While there have been temporary supply shocks/interruptions, such as the 1973 and 1979 oil crises as well as the major blackouts in 1965 and 2003 affecting Ontario, Canada and the northeast United States, energy supplies – and the electricity grid in particular – have typically been stable.

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MRP Review Week 20: Moderate Demand and OZP breaks $200/MWh Two Times

September 23, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

The IESO has released the Dispatch Deviation report for August. Although the market interventions have decreased from the high set in July, they remain elevated as compared with August 2024.

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MRP Review Week 19: Moderate Prices and Demand Continue and More Congestion in Niagara and West Zones

September 16, 2025
By 
Brady Yauch & Brendan Callery & Nadiha Khan

Day-Ahead (DA) zonal prices in the last week increased compared to the previous three weeks while Real-Time (RT) zonal prices decreased compared to the previous three weeks.

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