The capacity market auction for the Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) concluded last month for the June 1st 2027 to May 31st 2028 period, with prices up 38% (still only a fraction of the price seen back in 2018 and 2019). Clean energy rose to 40% of capacity commitments while coal fell into complete absence. The Capacity Clearing Price settled on was $3.58 per kW-month (so $43 for a year per kW, up from $31 last year), for 31,556 MW in total, overview accessible here. Batteries reached 700 MW, out of 1.82 GW of general energy storage, 6% of the total. Wind included the offshore project Vineyard Wind 1), and a whopping 603 instances of PV, out of 950…