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 ...

Data center being constructed in Sterling, Virginia. Negative impacts on energy availability and people's health can be mitigated with polices, a University of California at Riverside report says.

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 ...

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PJM is hoping to open the door for data centers buying power directly from adjacent power plants without driving up utility bills for consumers.

PJM today announced a multiyear collaboration agreement with Google and Tapestry, with the aim of further streamlining the grid operator’s planning process for connecting new generation resources. The ...

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 ...

The selected projects could save at least 18 months of development time. Image: Gerry Machen via Flickr. The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the PJM Interconnection’s ...

Hunterstown power plant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo credit: Platinum Equity Advisors) PJM Interconnection’s initiative aimed at fast-tracking interconnection for generation projects has ...