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PJM Board Approves Changes To Transmission Line Projects/Substations To Support Data ...
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Fusion42 · 17 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
PJM Interconnection board approved transmission infrastructure changes explicitly designed to support AI data center power demand, including new 500 kV lines and substation upgrades across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. The Valley Link project scope was reduced by 115 miles with $259.84 million in cost savings after relocation of the Yeat substation.
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You need power to build your data centre, and the grid just got rewired to deliver it faster. PJM is fast-tracking transmission projects specifically for AI load—that's institutional momentum behind your site selection, and it means real estate in Pennsylvania and Maryland near these new substations is now infrastructure-enabled land.
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