Most brokers walk away once the contract is signed. At The Energy Exchange Market, that's when our real work begins. We don't just manage your rate — we manage your score. And your score is set during five hours each summer.
In PJM and ISO-NE, the bulk of your "non-bypassable" capacity charges are not determined by your average usage — they are determined by your demand during specific peak hours each year. Once those hours pass, your obligation is locked in for the next 12 months. There is no retroactive fix.
If your broker isn't monitoring these windows and alerting your team in advance, you are paying the maximum possible capacity cost year after year. Most brokers are not monitoring them. We are.
Your Peak Load Contribution (PLC) tag in PJM is set by your electricity demand during the five highest-load hours across the entire PJM grid, occurring between June and September each year.
Your Installed Capacity (ICAP) tag in ISO-NE is set by the single highest hour of grid stress for the entire year. One hour. Locked in. Twelve months of charges follow.
We combine real-time alerting, demand response integration, and post-peak reporting into a complete capacity cost suppression system.
We monitor grid conditions 24/7. When PJM or ISO-NE demand forecasts approach historical peak thresholds, we send your facilities team direct action alerts via SMS and email — providing 4 to 24 hours of lead time.
When your facility curtails during a DR event aligned with a coincident peak, the financial benefit compounds. You lower your capacity tag for the next compliance year and receive a capacity market payment for the load you shed.
We don't wait for the utility to notify you of your new capacity tag months after the fact. We track your interval data against actual grid peaks to deliver a Projected Capacity Report — months before the new rates take effect on June 1st.
The June 2024 PJM Base Residual Auction cleared capacity at $269.92/MW-day — up from $34.13/MW-day the prior year. For a 1 MW commercial account, this represents an additional $85,000+ in annual non-bypassable capacity charges starting June 2025. Every percentage point reduction in your PLC tag directly reduces this exposure.
We quantify your current PLC/ICAP exposure, model curtailment scenarios, and build a custom peak management plan for your facility — at no cost to you.