PJM must revise its interconnection agreements to explicitly assign land acquisition duties for network upgrades to transmission owners, not customers.
The new rules come as PJM found that more than 20% of loss of load risk occurs in hours outside of the current demand resource availability windows.
One area where many stakeholders find agreement on co-location policies – the need for clearer rules from PJM.
RMI champions co-locating data centers with gas generators and renewables to boost grid reliability and cut emissions.
Virginia’s data center boom is sparking a heated interstate dispute over how to assign costs for billions of dollars in grid upgrades.
The decision establishes a temporary price cap and floor for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 delivery years, aiming to balance market stability and consumer protection amid rapid load growth and resource retirements.
LSP Digital’s proposal to shift Doswell Generating Station’s capacity to a behind-the-meter data center faces opposition from the PJM Independent Market Monitor.
Rehearing requests were denied for plan to accelerate grid connection for shovel-ready projects, despite concerns from clean energy sector.
The proposal would reduce capacity resource deficiency charges to 100% of a resource’s clearing price, shielding sellers from penalties due to lower calculated reliability benefits.
The decision reinforces FERC’s focus on standardized interconnection processes and the high hurdle for non-conforming agreements.
LS Power’s capacity additions would total 700-MW across the PJM footprint under the grid-operator’s Reliability Resource Initiative.
Constellation argues that including reliability must-run units as price takers distorts market signals, jeopardizes grid stability and disregards commission precedent in New York and New England.
The proposal, the first change in PJM’s deactivation process in two decades, aims to improve grid reliability planning by updating generator deactivation processes in the face of increasing plant closures.
The coalition warns that inaction could lead to consumer costs more than doubling to a staggering $37 billion in the 2026/2027 auction.
