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Germany’s August onshore wind EEG auction saw awarded prices drop to a fresh multi-year low. This has further widened the gap to PPA prices and is making a PPA on top of the subsidy more attractive than ever. The August auction continued the downward trend in awarded EEG price levels, falling below 50 EUR/MWh for […]
Warmer winter weather threatens to weaken power and gas demand and lead to lower wholesale power prices, pressuring near-term PPA valuations. Government forecasters expect the strongest El Nino in more than seven decades to bring an unseasonably warm winter across much of the US. For the PJM wholesale market, above-nor
The regulatory rollback removes a potential constraint on a massive expansion of gas-fired capacity, eliminating a potential long-term tailwind for renewable PPA valuations. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September took the final step in repealing a set of power-sector emissions rules. The action disma
Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti talks to Genna Boyle, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of EMEA at Gridcog, about how grid connection scarcity is reshaping project design across global energy markets. Gridcog builds simulation software that helps developers, IPPs, a
ERCOT’s 2027 demand forecast edged higher in September, signaling that months of data center-driven downward revisions may be easing. ERCOT’s demand outlook has been red hot on expectations for a massive influx of data centers and other large loads into Texas. But in recent months, those prospects have been sharply tem
Texas approved two major transmission lines that could ease West Zone congestion and support renewable PPA valuations. A pair of extra-high-voltage transmission lines designed to serve unprecedented load growth in West Texas received approval from state regulators in late August, overcoming mounting opposition from top
Delaware joins Pennsylvania in requiring new data centers to support new generation, creating another potential driver for clean energy demand. Tying data center development to new clean energy supplies is starting to gain momentum in PJM. In recent months, Delaware became at least the second state within PJM’s wholesa
Welcome back to The Pexapark Podcast! In the first part of the episode, Luca Pedretti talks to Michael Winterson, CEO of the European Data Centre Association, about how Europe’s data center industry plans to power its next stage of growth. Michael walks through why Europe’s data center market is only about half the siz
Pennsylvania is offering faster grid access to data centers that bring new generation as rising demand puts pressure on PJM. With booming data center demand straining power supplies across PJM, Pennsylvania’s governor is offering expedited grid access to facilities that agree to bring their own generation. The move aim
Long-term nuclear offtake is expanding as buyers support restarts, uprates, and lifetime extensions across the US and Europe. More than three-quarters of that capacity has been signed since January 2025 – and in deal after deal, the buyer is the reason the asset remains operational. Google’s 22-year nuclear PPA with Fo
Google’s nuclear PPA with Fortum brings Big Tech’s growing nuclear procurement trend from the USA to Europe. The deal supports Google’s 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) strategy as its data center electricity demand grows across Europe. Google has signed a 22-year nuclear PPA with Fortum in Finland, marking Google’s first
Data center demand is driving up PJM capacity costs as supply struggles to keep pace with load growth. Record capacity prices are helping push wind and BESS contract valuations to 12-month highs. In PJM, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the USA, capacity costs from data centers alone accounted for 9
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