Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026 - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate News explains how PJM Interconnection's July 2025 capacity auction works and why its results, due July 22, will shape electricity bills in 2026 across the 13 states where the grid operator serves 65 million people. After prices jumped nearly tenfold in 2024 amid data-center-driven demand, analysts expect high prices to persist, though a $325 price cap and new renewable bidding rules could temper the increase.
