The PJM Interconnection operates a competitive wholesale electricity market and manages the reliability of its transmission grid. PJM provides open access to the transmission and performs long-term planning.

PJM operates (and FERC regulates) the high-voltage transmission lines and approves the rates for the power that flows on those lines. These activities are often referred to collectively as the “bulk power system” or “wholesale electric transmission system” in PJM.

On February 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two important orders addressing the treatment of co-located loads, including data centers, in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) region.

For PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), the compliance filings are being made in Docket No. ER22-962 and also, as to the capacity market, in ER24-1803. The proposed implementation timeline is presently the first quarter of 2026 for participation …

Feb 12, 2025 · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 11, 2025, approved two PJM Interconnection proposals aimed at bringing power plants online more quickly in the grid operator's footprint.

Feb 24, 2025 · On Feb. 11, FERC approved two PJM proposals to help boost the supply of electricity as the grid operator continues to work on the longer-term challenge of growing the generation fleet to keep up with accelerating electricity demand.

Feb 1, 2024 · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 30, 2024, approved the PJM Interconnection's plan to revise its capacity market rules, including how it measures capacity contributions from gas...

Feb 12, 2025 · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved two PJM proposals to help boost the supply of electricity as the grid operator continues to work on the longer-term challenge of growing the generation fleet to keep up with growing electricity demand.

Feb 13, 2025 · On November 29, 2022, the Commission approved a comprehensive reform of the PJM generator interconnection process designed to more efficiently and timely process new service requests by transitioning from a serial first-come, first-served queue process to a first-ready, first-served clustered cycle approach.

Feb 26, 2025 · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on Feb. 20, 2025, initiated a review of issues associated with the co-location of large loads (such as data centers) at generating facilities in the PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) capacity market. FERC's inquiry focuses on whether PJM's tariff needs to incorporate rules to create ...