The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order on December 18, 2025, creating a framework for how large co-located loads, such as data centers, can connect to ...

FERC ordered PJM to create new transmission service options for large co-located loads and to clarify interconnection rules. The order attempts to balance speed to power and reliable service for large ...

In response to significant load growth driven by data centers, PJM is deploying the Critical Issue Fast Path process to develop market-based solutions, adjust interconnection rules, and coordinate ...

Courtesy: Kier in Sight Archives via Unsplash. As a regional transmission operator (RTO) beholden to 67 million customers across 13 states, it is PJM Interconnection’s fundamental duty to ensure the ...

The grid operator responsible for keeping the lights on across 13 states and the District of Columbia is staring at a math problem it cannot solve fast enough. PJM Interconnection, which coordinates ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via Gemini. The wait is over. After years of uncertainty, the largest grid operator in the United States is once again reviewing interconnection requests for new energy ...

PJM Interconnection has proposed a controversial plan to prioritize data centers for power curtailments during grid emergencies, sparking widespread opposition from stakeholders across the energy ...

PJM Interconnection’s first interconnection “cycle” under its revamped, clustered review process has attracted 811 new generation projects representing roughly 220 GW of nameplate capacity. The effort ...

PJM Interconnection has selected 51 projects to provide more than 9,300 MW of reliable capacity through the Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI). The projects include 39 uprates and 12 new ...

Wholesale electricity prices on the largest power grid in the United States surged in a single quarter, and tens of millions ...