Power prices jumped 51% in PJM, and 85% in New England in Q1 due to rising gas prices.

Electricity prices jumped 51%, to $80.28/MWh, in the first quarter of 2022 from $53.30/MWh in that period a year ago in the PJM Interconnection wholesale market, partly driven by an increase in natural gas prices, the grid operator’s market monitor said in a reportreleased Thursday. In New England, wholesale power costs soared 83%, to $137/MWh, in…