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[Market Monitor] ISO-NE Ancillary Service Costs Continue to Rise: DASI Explained

• Monday, February 9, 2026
• Zach Reynolds
• Webcast



Ancillary services, critical functions that keep the electric grid stable, became more volatile and costly in 2025 following ISO-NE’s Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Initiative (DASI), which shifted procurement closer to real time. While this improves alignment with system needs, it also increases customer exposure during extreme weather, tight supply conditions, and other system stress events. We cover […]

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[Market Monitor] ISO-NE Ancillary Service Costs Continue to Rise: DASI Explained

• Zach Reynolds
• Market Monitoring



February 9, 2026 ISO-NE Ancillary Service Costs Continue to Rise: DASI Explained Ancillary service costs in ISO New England began increasing in 2025 following the implementation of the Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Initiative (DASI), a major redesign of how ISO-NE procures essential grid reliability services. Ancillary services are the support functions required to keep the electric […]

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[Market Monitor] PJM Capacity Auction Locks in Another Year of High Costs

• Friday, January 30, 2026
• Zach Reynolds
• Market Monitoring



December 18, 2025 PJM Capacity Auction Locks in Another Year of High Costs The PJM Capacity results are have been published for 2027/2028, and capacity costs across the RTO will remain strong for another year. While prices have only increased by 1.3% as compared to 2026/2027, they once again cleared at the artificial ceiling set […]

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Q1 2026 Regional Market Outlook – PJM Midwest

• Wednesday, January 21, 2026
• Zach Reynolds
• Webcast



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Q1 2026 Regional Market Outlook – NYISO & ISO-NE

• Zach Reynolds
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