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David Gaier

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“Filling Your Glass with Fun” at wine-flair.com, Disabled US Marine Veteran. Founder Popeye's Paw, 501c3 Animal Welfare Charity.

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PJM'S PR CAMPAIGN WILL FALTER - HERE'S WHY

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By David Gaier
| Energy Central Verified
PJM Interconnection, the country's largest grid operator, is currently running a "campaign"--a PR stunt, actually--in the face of withering criticism about its inability to maintain sufficient electricity generating resources, and the fact that its governance, market design, and tariff have foisted massive data center costs onto "ordinary" residential and small business customers.
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$16B Capacity Charge Bill from AI Boom as FERC Calls PJM Governance Broken

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By David Gaier
| Energy Central Verified
Scarcity conditions were severe enough that the auction once again hit the FERC‑approved price cap of $325/MW‑day, rather than clearing at a competitive market price. Without the cap, PJM reports that prices would have reached $555/MW‑day across most of the footprint (RTO) and $777/MW‑day in northern Illinois, reflecting tightening conditions across the region.
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Data‑Center Surge Outruns Supply: PJM Falls Short, Capacity Prices at Cap

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By David Gaier
| Energy Central Verified
Scarcity conditions were severe enough that the auction once again hit the FERC‑approved price cap of $325/MW‑day, rather than clearing at a competitive market price. Without the cap, PJM reports that prices would have reached $555/MW‑day across most of the footprint (RTO) and $777/MW‑day in northern Illinois, reflecting tightening conditions across the region.
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