With Abby out this week, Tim is joined by a special guest, Co-Founder and Head of Strategy at Grid Status, Connor Waldoch. They discussed how markets dealt with high cooling load in the East, power flow dynamics in New York with the addition of the CHPE, ERCOT’s large load forecast, and the evergreen topic of the impact of data centers on electricity rates. 

In a busy episode, Abby and Tim break down a host of new records in the West, April curtailment trends, Tim’s trip to the PJM Meeting in Baltimore, the launch of the CHPE, and a round of heat in the East next week.

Abby and Tim break down the first week of operations in EDAM, hydro availability in the west heading into summer, CHPE-driven volatility in New York, data center alley congestion, and the increasingly healthy nuclear fleet. 

Abby and Tim break down the first Day-Ahead clear of CAISO’s EDAM program, the first anniversary of the launch of IESO’s nodal market, Conastone 500kV XF congestion in PJM, and MISO summer capacity prices. 

Abby and Tim break down the launch of SunZia, news first broken on Grid Status, EDAM preparation, how PJM is handling early-season record-breaking heat, and another round of challenges plaguing Vineyard Wind. 

Abby and Tim break down a week of pricing trends in SPP West, solar records in New England, including BTM calculation methodology, CAISO wind re-powering, and the compounding impacts of warm weather and high outages across the East Coast next week. 

Abby and Tim break down the SPP West expansion, CAISO and MISO records, delayed nuclear outages in NYISO, PJM congestion, and why ISO-NE might see elevated prices starting next week. 

 Abby and Tim break down new storage records in CAISO and ERCOT, how the western US is grappling with record heat, increasing nuclear outages, and two offshore wind milestones in New England. 

Abby and Tim break down the bullish impact of daylight saving time across markets, the return of nuclear units in the East, and look ahead at market developments in SPP and what to expect in New England ahead of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade. 

Meteorological spring is here, and shoulder season is in full swing across the country. Abby and Tim break down export trends in the West, volatile congestion in Virginia, natural gas futures with the war in Iran, and nuclear outages and returns.