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ESAI Power2025-06-13 14:33:072025-10-28 14:43:51PJM Capacity Auctions Current and Future Schedule | Capacity Watch BlogLong-Term Outlooks, Forecasts & Drivers
ESAI Power continuously monitors and conducts analysis of the capacity markets in PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE & MISO.
Capacity market projections incorporate detailed assessments of all market drivers including load projections, demand curve parameters, new capacity in the interconnection queues, a forecast of plant retirements, and transmission constraints that impact locational delivery and pricing.
Coverage includes full pre- and post- Capacity Auction forecasts for NY ICAP Summer Strip and Winter Strip auctions, for each PJM Base Residual Auction, ISO-NE Capacity Auctions, and MISO Planning Resource Auction. ESAI provides ongoing updates on supply and demand fundamentals, market rule developments, and policy changes that can affect capacity market outcomes. Capacity Watch subscribers also gain access to detailed interconnection queue monitoring with ESAI’s Generation Asset Monitor (GAM). The GAM provides detailed analysis of the Interconnection Queues, assessments of traditional and renewable projects under development and tracking of both announced retirements and those plants at risk of retirement. All facets of capacity markets are analyzed and discussed in ESAI’s Capacity Watch coverage.
Capacity Coverage
ESAI helps investors & IPPs navigate the NYISO, PJM, ISO-NE & MISO Capacity markets.
ESAI provides full auction coverage and 10-year forecasts for the NYISO ICAP market, ISO-NE FCAs, PJM BRA, and MISO PRA markets. We work with investors, lenders, and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to navigate the complex Capacity markets and provide transparency into the potential impacts of changing market conditions on the profitability of their businesses. In addition to our Capacity Auction forecasts, ESAI produces 10-year Capacity outlooks for all of the capacity zones within PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE & MISO.
Capacity Watch Market Updates and Forecasts
Capacity Watch™ delivers expert analysis of capacity markets and the policy drivers shaping capacity prices in upcoming auctions, and long-term trends over a 10-year horizon. Each issue provides updated insights into how new generation projects and plant retirements affect reserve margins and forward market values.
Coverage includes:
- In-depth analysis of the Interconnection Queues and Power Plant Retirements.
- Construction outlooks for generation projects across PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, and MISO.
- Pre- and post-auction briefings for PJM’s BRAs, NYISO Summer Strip and Winter Strip auctions, ISO-NE Capacity Auctions, and MISO’s PRAs, along with continuous, in-depth capacity market coverage in all 4 RTOs.
Subscriber Benefits
Capacity Watch™ is included in our Benchmark Energy Research™ (BER) service and Benchmark subscribers also gain access to ESAI’s Generation Asset Monitor, which has in-depth analysis of the interconnection queues, tracks project development timelines and expected plant retirements in PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE and MISO.
Capacity Watch™ is also available as a standalone subscription for each individual RTO (Capacity Watch ISO-NE, Capacity Watch MISO, Capacity Watch NYISO and Capacity Watch PJM).
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Read our capacity blog posts to get the latest news about the capacity markets and policy issues that impact capacity price outcomes in the PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, & MISO power markets.
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ESAI Power2025-01-16 09:00:552025-03-28 10:11:32MISO Capacity Market Update | Capacity Watch BlogRequest our PJM and ISO-NE Capacity Auction Track Record Reports
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