March 5, 2025

PJM moves to extend deactivation notice period amid looming wave of plant retirements

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.

Extended Notice: PJM Interconnection on March 4 filed a request to extend the required notice period for generator deactivations to 12 months, up from the current period of at least three months. The proposal also eliminates a cap, currently set at $2 million, for investments associated with prolonging operations of power plants beyond the desired deactivation date. The Backstory: PJM's ...

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Filing Date: March 4, 2025

Docket Numbers:

ER25-1501

Short Summary:

PJM Interconnection is seeking to extend the required notice period for generator deactivations to 12 months, up from the current period of at least three months. The proposal also eliminates a cap, currently set at $2 million, for investments associated with prolonging operations of power plants beyond the desired deactivation date.

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Policies & Rulemakings

Tags: Generator Deactivations, Resource Adequacy

Entities: PJM Interconnection

Markets: PJM Interconnection (PJM)

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Regulators: FERC

Courts: N/A

Documents:

Tariff – Amendment