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Engie, LS Power land 2.1 GW in fast-track interconnection approval from PJM

The PJM Interconnection expects Engie’s two storage projects totaling nearly 1.7 GW and LS Power’s 455-MW gas-fired uprate will be online by mid-2029.

FERC rejects most of PJM’s large load interconnection plan

The PJM Interconnection’s plan for curtailing large loads that don’t have matching new generation intrudes on state jurisdiction and appears to be discriminatory, the Federal Energ...

Federal regulators approve PJM Data Center registry as power demand surges

(Oil & Gas 360) – Federal energy regulators have approved a plan by PJM Interconnection to establish a registry tracking large […]

PJM Proposes Data Center Curtailment Plan That Could Weigh on PPA Prices

PJM’s proposed IRAS program could accelerate data center connections while easing capacity market pressure and weighing on PPA valuations. PJM on 13 August announced a proposal tha...

FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction

PJM had planned to accept offers for backstop power supplies from Sept. 30 through Oct. 21 after falling short of its reserve margin targets amid aggressive data center load growth...

PJM Emergency Grid Order Issued During October Heat

ENMG Analysis The new PJM emergency grid order authorizes PJM Interconnection to dispatch specified power plants and, as a last […]Read more at Energy Network Media Group

FERC Suspends PJM’s Reliability Backstop Auction: Key Issues for PJM to Resolve

PJM BGE Hub’s PPA Premium Faces Pressure from a Wave of New Transmission

PJM’s priciest hub for renewable contracts has benefited from scarce local generation and grid constraints, but a major grid expansion aimed at bringing in cheaper power could erod...

PJM’s energy emergency | Factor This Policycast

This episode of the Factor This Policycast, presented in partnership with Advanced Energy United, tackles the PJM energy emergency. How can the nation’s largest grid operator moder...

Pennsylvania Pushes Data Centers to Bring Their Own Generation

Pennsylvania is offering faster grid access to data centers that bring new generation as rising demand puts pressure on PJM. With booming data center demand straining power supplie...

Pallone urges FERC to shield PJM customers with strong rules for data centers

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Sept. 28, urging the commission to use its authori...

PJM drops Oklo advanced nuclear project from interconnection study cycle

Oklo asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order the PJM Interconnection to reinstate its 750-MW, mixed-technology project. PJM reportedly told Oklo that it never showe...

DOE presses PJM on ratepayer protections from large load costs

“A capability to continuously track whether a project enters into service ... or is delayed, reduced, or cancelled, can help assign costs for new generation to the customers respon...

Energy grid operator PJM extends hot weather alert through Sept. 3

A hot weather alert currently in effect for the entire 13-state region PJM serves has been extended to Sept. 3 amid expected hot, humid conditions. A hot weather alert is a routine...

PJM States Push Data Centers to Bring New Clean Generation

Delaware joins Pennsylvania in requiring new data centers to support new generation, creating another potential driver for clean energy demand. Tying data center development to new...

Pennsylvania PUC to consider ratemaking, ROE and curtailment as data centers grow

The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to serve that demand” in PJM territory, the Pen...

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP All Set Peak Load Records This Summer

Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form EIA-930 and presented in the Hourly Electric...

Transmission expansion could spur billions in savings, especially in PJM: study

About a dozen inter- and intraregional projects in the Eastern Interconnection could help meet load growth, lower retail electric rates, bolster reliability and support U.S. securi...

FERC has options for modernizing PJM’s governance

The commission’s jurisdiction over transmission governance allows it to modify filing-rights allocations and adjust PJM Interconnection’s nominating committee, writes Harvard Law’s...

Inside the nonprofit managing electricity for 17 States

The nonprofit organization Southwest Power Pool manages electricity transmission planning, operations, and the wholesale energy market across 17 states to ensure grid reliability.

PJM wants to let data centers connect before there's enough power — here's what that means for you

The Ohio Consumers' Counsel says PJM's proposals leave existing customers at financial and reliability risk.

PJM’s reliability could start failing by 2030 if data center growth continues: report

In a worst-case scenario, the modeled loss of load expectation is “over 100 times worse than PJM’s planning criterion,” indicating an expectation of “more than 13 days with loss of...

PJM Data Center Growth Pushes Capacity Costs Higher and Lifts Contract Valuations

Data center demand is driving up PJM capacity costs as supply struggles to keep pace with load growth. Record capacity prices are helping push wind and BESS contract valuations to...

West Virginia regulators reject delay in review of NextEra’s MARL project

The PJM Interconnection selected the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link in 2023 as part of its regional expansion plan, but there are questions about the need for the project and its rout...