PJM board proposes backstop capacity auction and data center demand curbs

PJM's grid operator is proposing a backstop capacity auction and curtailment plans for data centers to address reliability concerns, with FERC's response expected to shape utility investment and grid cost allocation.

First covered Jul 28, 2026 · 7:09 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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60d Heatmap News America’s Largest Electricity Market Lurches Towards Reform — America’s largest electricity market, the 13-state PJM Interconnection, is being forced to rapidly redesign how it works in order to meet its own reliability…

60d Utility Dive PJM board proposes backstop capacity auction, data center curtailment plans — FERC’s response to the proposals will likely “influence utility capital investment, data center development timelines and the allocation of reliability risks…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-28 (#3) · 2026-07-29 (#2)

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