Strategic Integration and Infrastructure Resilience

North American wholesale electricity markets during the week ending March 6, 2026, focused on structural integration and infrastructure resilience. In the Eastern Interconnection, PJM took decisive regulatory action by filing proposals for an expedited interconnection track and extending its capacity price collar to address the unprecedented demand from data centers. Meanwhile, MISO and ERCOT increased their attention to resource accreditation and grid stability as unseasonable heat led to record loads in Texas, while MISO announced its final parameters for the 2026/27 planning year to support the growing industrial load.