Status Check

Abby and Tim break down how battery storage and VPPs helped CAISO during last week's high heat, low natural gas burn in New England, the remnants of tropical weather that impacted the grid, and the high forecasted load levels in PJM and MISO.

As Summer weather returns to CAISO, Abby and Tim break down risks on the West Coast, the impact of Pickering’s long-term outage, more heat in PJM, the impact of Palo Verde’s outage and off-peak load in the West, and the risk of record-breaking wind generation in New England.  

Abby and Tim take a look at the state of the markets as we enter October. In this episode, we're taking a look at increasing nuclear outages, the impact of cloud cover in shoulder season, GHG volatility in CAISO, PGE joining EDAM, and the return of heat and strong N-S congestion in PJM and MISO.

Abby and Tim break down conditions in the West ahead of PGE entering EDAM, Federal court cases affecting New England’s supply, rare September EEA alerts in PJM, nuke outages in SPP and MISO, and what an early fall Nor’easter can teach us ahead of winter. 

Abby and Tim take a look at "second summer" in the west, ISO-NE’s new wind record, increasing generation outages across the markets, and how new load can complicate traditional shoulder season trends.

With summer in the rearview mirror, Abby and Tim break down a volatile last week of August in PJM, peak load in CAISO, the start of the nuclear refueling season in the East, and what forecasted wind records in New England can tell us about offshore wind project statuses.

Abby and Tim break down a volatile, cloudy week in CAISO, increased nuclear volatility in the East, and the potentially record-breaking late-summer heat wave in PJM, including the risk of more storm-driven congestion.

Fresh off his trip to Canada, Tim and Abby break down another hot week in ERCOT and continued challenges in MISO North. Apart from heat in the Central US, Abby touched on plans for SPP West ahead of September strength, its many seams, and Western Market expansion, while Tim dug into more developments in Eastern Canadian power grids and how that can impact the Northeast, outages to the NECEC, and h...

A special guest has arrived on the podcast: an early employee at GridStatus, Ryan Kladar. As a software and data engineer, we get a special look at power data, what it's like to keep the site running, and his takes on hot-button grid topics. Don't miss this inside look into the Engine Room.

This week, Abby and Tim break down numerous load misses on the East Coast and how that translated into strong congestion and pricing, cloud coverage in CAISO, wildfire trends, and another week of strong ERCOT load forecasts.

August has arrived, and Abby and Tim break down how markets from East to West finished the month of July, more heat and humidity risks in PJM and NYISO, wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, and CAISO conditions as it nears its peak season. 

Following an eventful team meetup in Minnesota, Abby and Tim break down multiple records in ERCOT, including a new solar and load record, EEA 3 conditions in SPP West, another data center drop in PJM, and a summer nor’easter heading for New England.

In a special in-person recording from Minneapolis, Abby and Tim break down smoke impacts in the Northeast market, MISO volatility, potentially record-breaking load in ERCOT, and a stormy week in the East.

After a slight reprieve last week, Abby and Tim break down how markets handled weaker peaks, but pockets of lingering cooling load. Looking ahead at another hot week on the East Coast, they take a look at congestion risks in Eastern PJM, challenges facing CAISO's battery fleet, congestion risks in MISO, and downstate risks due to the ongoing CHPE outage.

Abby and Tim take a look back at last week's extreme heat across markets, congestion patterns, demand destruction, and resource performance from SPP to New England.

Following a relatively quiet week across the markets, Abby and Tim dig into trends they have been seeing in the markets over the past few months, including estimated data center load buildouts in PJM and the impact of battery storage in CAISO. Looking ahead, we break down the risks posed by extreme heat in the Eastern Interconnect, potentially record-breaking load levels, a holiday gas package, th...

This week, Abby and Tim break down a new June 4CP peak in ERCOT, including Tim’s contribution to that demand, unsettled weather in the Central US, renewable records in the West, and look ahead towards another hot Monday in Texas and continued unsettled weather.

Following a volatile week, Abby and Tim break down price action in Nevada driven by failed ramp rates, demand destruction in MISO and COMED, the impact of strong demand around PJM’s data centers in Virginia and Ohio, and look ahead at an unsettled holiday week. 

In the first episode since meteorological summer began, Abby and Tim break down the opening days of 4CP season in ERCOT, CHPE flows in NYISO, more volatility in PJM, and natural gas fundamentals

Following a short holiday week, Abby and Tim dive into DA sensitivities in the new western markets, extreme congestion in data center alley, continued volatility on the New England Clean Energy Connect, and what to watch out for as we enter meteorological summer and coincidence peak season. 

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.