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Electricity bills for ratepayers across a large swath of the Mid-Atlantic will rise again as a result of a process the regional grid operator uses to guarantee future electricity supply during the hottest and coldest days of the year. Referred to as a “capacity auction,” the results reflect the costs of paying power plants to commit to future electricity production, as well as paying others to refrain from using electricity, if necessary. That…
