Looking Back at 2025 to Look Forward for 2026: Navigating Policy Shifts and Market Surges
Key Takeaway
The power sector faces continued challenges in 2026 with surging demand, high prices, and project delays driven by supply chain issues and an uncertain regulatory environment, necessitating strategic planning for developers and large consumers.
AI Summary
- •Electricity prices surged in 2025 due to rapid demand growth, supply chain tightness, and project deployment delays, with these trends expected to persist into 2026.
- •An uncertain political and permitting climate significantly contributed to delays for both transmission and generation projects.
- •Changing economics are impacting the justification for new project development, suggesting increased costs and investment hurdles.
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The past year saw a multitude of factors driving up electricity prices, including rapid growth in electricity demand, supply chain tightness, deployment delays for transmission and production projects, and an uncertain political and permitting climate. We expect all of these trends to continue in 2026. Changing economics have turned the justification for project development in […] The post Looking Back at 2025 to Look Forward for 2026: Navigating Policy Shifts and Market Surges appeared first on POWER Magazine .