PJM Takes a Step Forward in Dealing with Capacity Shortfall: Important FERC Filing Coming Soon

PJM, serving 67 million people across 13 states, faces a 6,632 MW capacity shortfall driven by unprecedented data center load growth and interconnection delays. On June 30, PJM stakeholders voted on 24 proposals for a Reliability Backstop Procurement and Connect & Manage framework, with a FERC filing expected soon to address the transition gap.

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