PJM Capacity Prices Are Stuck at the Ceiling and What That Means for Your Bill

Oct 13, 2026 – Tom Williamson, MSI If you buy electricity anywhere in PJM’s territory, the capacity charge on your bill won’t go down anytime soon. Prices are locked in at or near record highs through May 2029. What happens after that is anyone’s guess, and that uncertainty matters if you’re signing a contract that runs into the 2030s. First, what is the capacity market? PJM runs the grid for 13 states and Washington, D.C. Every year or so,… Read More »

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Why PJM Power Prices Jumped in September, and What It Means for Your Business

Sep 30, 2026 By Tom Williamson, MSI Utilities If you watch wholesale electricity prices in the PJM region, the last few weeks have been anything but a quiet start to fall. Several short-term shocks hit a market that was already tight, and the effects are showing up in both spot and forward prices. Here’s what happened, and what we’re telling our clients. Summer heat arrived during maintenance season Every fall, power plants and transmission lines across PJM go offline… Read More »

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MSI Utilities Celebrates Completion of Landmark Twin Lakes Floating Solar Project in Lima

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MSI Utilities Celebrates Completion of Landmark Twin Lakes Floating Solar Project in Lima  Dublin, Ohio — September 1, 2026 — MSI Utilities is proud to celebrate the successful completion and operation of the City of Lima’s Twin Lakes Floating Solar Project, an innovative clean-energy initiative demonstrating how municipalities can reduce energy costs while advancing sustainability and making strategic use of existing infrastructure. Located on Twin Lakes Reservoir adjacent to the City of Lima’s Water Treatment Plant, the… Read More »

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Massachusetts Protecting Commercial Energy Choice in H.5175

Massachusetts is facing a new bill that is designed to give residential power consumers protection from aggressive energy scammers. At the same time it hurts energy suppliers that serve the commercial and industrial sectors. One of our suppliers, Gridwealth, has a good article on this bill and what it means to all energy consumers in Massachusetts. Read about it here.

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MSI UTILITIES ISSUING A FRAUD ALERT ANNOUCMENT

Many of our clients across all major Ohio utilities, including AEP Ohio, FirstEnergy, AES Ohio, and Duke Energy have reported phone calls from individuals claiming to represent the “Customer Choice Program”, “Energy Choice Program”, “Price Protection Program” or some misleading version of the above. These callers state that you have been receiving notices regarding “additional protection or benefits available to your account” and “price protection”. The caller will claim they need to verify information from your electric bill and… Read More »

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Massive 10-Gigawatt AI Datacenter in Ohio

The rapid expansion of hyperscale data infrastructure in Ohio driven by a public–private partnership between American Electric Power and SoftBank Group is poised to fundamentally reshape the state’s electricity market. While the development of a 10-gigawatt data center complex represents economic growth and technological investment, it also introduces unprecedented pressure on the state’s already strained energy supply, with direct implications for electricity pricing. To understand the scale, consider that Ohio’s peak electricity demand was approximately 9.4 GW in 2023.… Read More »

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Another floating solar win for MSI Utilities and solar energy partner D3 Energy

Lima, Ohio received the Power a Clean Future Ohio’s Clean Energy Innovator Award for their new floating solar farm supplied by D3 Energy and MSI Utilities. The project started in 2023 and came on line in 2025. The solar array will provide a power output of 2 megawatts. The total project cost is $5.3 million, with grants from the Department of Energy covering $2.4 million and $889 thousand in direct pay tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Direct… Read More »

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Market Alert: Natural Gas Prices

Market Alert: Natural Gas Prices Up 8% Today Natural gas prices have surged by 12% today, driven by tightening supply and rising seasonal demand. If your business is on a variable or index-based plan, you may see higher energy costs reflected in upcoming billing cycles. What This Means for You: Now is a critical time to review your energy strategy. Locking in a fixed-rate contract prior to winter could help shield your business from ongoing market volatility. Take Action:… Read More »

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