ISO Direct Energy Procurement Explained | Wholesale Power for Large Energy Users
How Wholesale Electricity Access Creates a Strategic Advantage for Large Energy Users Executive Summary For large energy consumers—including data centers, commercial real estate portfolios, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and enterprise campuses—electricity is no longer just an operating expense. It is a strategic input that directly impacts growth, resilience, sustainability outcomes, and enterprise value. ISO Direct […]
ISO Interconnection Explained: How Large Energy Users Can Secure Power Without Delays through Enhanced Communications
For data centers, hospitals, REITs, and financial institutions, power procurement is no longer just a utility decision—it’s a mission-critical business priority. Whether expanding a campus, adding new facilities, or securing redundancy, large energy users must navigate the ISO interconnection process to access wholesale power. But here’s the challenge: ISO large load interconnection applications were built […]
PJM CIFP Analysis: Data Center Interconnection & BYOG Strategy
Executive Summary: PJM Rewrites the Rules for Data Center Power Access Data center energy demand in the PJM region is growing at a pace the grid cannot currently support. In 2025, PJM launched the Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) to solve major issues in large load additions, interconnection delays, and capacity market distortions. Twelve proposals […]
The Cost of Carbon: How Will It Affect You?
As the world struggles to define climate change and what causes it, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has submitted a proposal for introducing carbon pricing into the hourly market price of electricity in order to incentivize generators to invest in carbon reducing equipment or technologies. The proposal is ambitious as it is ground […]
Weather and Pricing Highlights – First Half 2019
Electricity pricing for the first quarter of 2019 was down over 28% from the first quarter of 2018 with an average of $39.29 (down from $54.89 in 2018) for the NYISO NYC Zone J. The relatively stable winter pricing can be attributed to the mild temperatures in December and January, with most areas of the […]
NY Regulatory Update
Regulatory Alert: The New York State Public Service Commission is currently hearing arguments regarding their proposed Order to remove the ability of Energy Services Companies (ESCO’S) to sell to Residential and Small Business electricity accounts. The move comes after the Public Service Commission discovered widespread abuse among marketers as far as rates charged and savings […]
NYC Council Caps GHG Emissions for Big Buildings; Could Cost Property Owners Billions of Dollars
In the last few weeks, NYC Council has passed legislature to cap carbon emissions for NYC buildings over 25,000 square feet, with different limits for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. This law will cover an estimated 60% of NYC buildings. The cap is aimed at reducing building green house emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% […]
NY REV & The Path to DER Financial Viability
Reforming the Energy Vision or REV, calls on all NY State residents to take a new look at how they use energy and how they can alter that usage to assist in the Clean Energy Goals that New York State has set for the next 30 years. NY REV employs a combination of Energy Efficiency […]
ECM’s Long Term Partner Named as One of the Top 75 Energy Industry Leaders
Congratulations to Bill Beck, one of ECM’s long term partners, for being chosen as one of the top 75 Energy Industry Leaders by Energy Manager Today. Bill has an impressive list of accomplishments and has truly been a pioneer in the Energy industry: Bill was among the first to bring end use customers to the […]
Transforming Your Energy Vision
Most Energy consumers hide behind the traditional methods of commodity purchasing, trying to time the market when they should be buying insurance or trying to find the “best” purchasing options. Emerging technologies and the growing needs of a continuously transforming power grid, demand that we look for new and innovative ways to approach the changing […]