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 ...

The planned reform threatens the economic viability of new combined heat and power generation at industrial facilities in 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 ...

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

PJM outlines plans to integrate large loads reliably PJM to file proposals with FERC PJM to fast-track interconnections for state-sponsored power projects Jan 16 (Reuters) - Grid operator PJM ...

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 ...

PJM Interconnection has selected 51 projects to provide more than 9,300 MW of reliable capacity through the Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI). The projects include 39 uprates and 12 new ...