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2019/2020 PJM Capacity Auction: Week-ahead Detailed Price Guidance

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This Insight summarizes our price guidance in advance of the PJM auction with details around supply and demand curves, assumptions and risks. Over the past few years, PJM has seen a rapid transition from coal to natural gas. With a staggering 20 GW of combined cycles targeting the 2018/19 and 2019/20 online dates, we discuss implications on capacity auction results.

Table of contents

  • Looking back – the 2018/2019 Auction Summary (RTO wide)
    • Changes to Demand or the VRR curve
    • Changes to Supply
    • Price Guidance for RTO wide prices
    • Zonal Price Separation
    • COMED
    • EMAAC
    • New CC capacity bids
    • Technology
    • Gas Pipeline Delays
    • Access to firm pipe
    • AEP/First Energy PPAs
    • VRR curve changes and impact on sentiment and bidding strategies
    • Hatfields Ferry FE (Downside)
    • Nuclear Retirements (Upside)
  • Conclusion

Tables and charts

This report includes 8 images and tables including:

  • Figure 1: Wood Mackenzie modelled 2018/19 BRA Auction (RTO wide): Price Outcomes
  • Figure 2: Wood Mackenzie modelled 2018/19 BRA Auction (RTO wide): Cleared and Uncleared Resources
  • Figure 3: Summary of Changes to the Demand (VRR) Curve
  • Figure 4: New Combined Cycle plants will be a big factor in the price (ICAP GW)
  • Figure 5: Summary of Changes in Supply Curves
  • Figure 6: Price Guidance for 2019/2020
  • Table 1: Summary of Cleared Resources
  • Figure 7: COMED Price Guidance for 2019/2020

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