MJL Morning Briefing | | From Matt Leonard · Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | TOP STORY PJM's Interim Resource Adequacy Service framework, announced Aug. 13, would create a Large Load Registry and require new large loads without their own supply to be backed by new capacity or face curtailment before Load Management customers; PJM asked FERC to accept the petition within 60 days. PJM Inside Lines | Energy Industry The PUC noticed an Oct. 29 prehearing at 9:00 a.m. in Harrisburg before ALJs Emily A. Farren and Steven K. Haas on Transource Pennsylvania's 29-mile, 230 kV line from a Smithsburg, Md. substation to a proposed Greene Township substation in Franklin County, replacing a cancelled Aug. 19 hearing. PA Environment Digest FERC approved cost recovery arrangements for transmission infrastructure spanning the MISO and PJM footprints and rejected competitive bidding requirements for the affected utilities, a decision Utility Dive reports affects Exelon and Duke Energy. Utility Dive Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced Aug. 17 the cancellation of the Lake Erie-Canada, Southwestern Grid Connector and Tribal Energy Access corridors, with DOE's release calling them a vehicle for the prior administration's "Green New Scam agenda." Utility Dive PA DEP issued a Chapter 102 earth disturbance permit for the Northeast Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Project's Quarryville Loop and Compressor Station 200 in Chester and Lancaster counties. PA Environment Digest | National Politics Voters go to the polls today in three states with six open Florida seats after a Republican mid-decade remap, a top-four Alaska primary where mystery super PACs have spent more than $3.8 million boosting fringe candidates, and a Wyoming at-large scramble opened by Rep. Harriet Hageman's Senate bid. Punchbowl News AM Energy Secretary Wright tours New Mexico oil country as Iran conflict escalates Chris Wright is in Hobbs, N.M. today to promote domestic oil production, with POLITICO reporting his Strait of Hormuz throughput claims significantly exceed nonpartisan trackers' estimates, as Iran signals a "fully offensive" posture and congressional Democrats plan a new war powers resolution. Politico Playbook Kaptur's first negative ad in Ohio runs on FirstEnergy, electric rates and data centers Rep. Marcy Kaptur is putting $110,000 behind a spot calling Republican Derek Merrin a "corrupt insider," built squarely around FirstEnergy, electric rates and data center load -- an early read on how utility affordability plays as a midterm attack line. Politico Playbook Buy-now-pay-later lending spreads to household utility bills The New York Times reports lending apps including Afterpay and Klarna are now being used to cover electricity, water and insurance bills, with one borrower spending about $700 a month servicing and re-borrowing on the loans to stay current. NYT The Morning | Pittsburgh Sports Detroit built an 8-1 lead behind Kevin McGonigle's two-run homer, his 13th, and two-RBI nights from B. Callahan and Hao-Yu Lee before Pittsburgh scored four in the sixth; Carmen Mlodzinski took the loss and Kenley Jansen picked up his 16th save. ESPN Mike McCarthy cancelled what became the final practice of his first Latrobe training camp on Aug. 17 following another round of storms, sending the team back to its headquarters ahead of Friday night's preseason visit from the New York Jets. Butler Eagle / AP | What Moved Yesterday — Keyword Matches (keyword: public utilities) (keyword: public utilities) | On the Floor — Next Session House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly | Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $70.46/MWh +6.5% | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $63.72/MWh -1.2% | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $2.79/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $85.02/bbl +0.6% |
As of Aug 18, 8:13 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) | Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |
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