Overview
- PJM officials say the near-final plan will give higher priority to data centers that secure or add matching generation instead of relying solely on the bulk grid.
- The proposal will set explicit rules for how data centers are treated during rolling blackouts to preempt conflicts over who loses power first.
- PJM aims to submit the package to FERC before year’s end with implementation targeted for the 2028–2029 delivery year.
- Governors led by Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, the Data Center Coalition, and Exelon are pressing PJM to adopt their preferred approach as political pressure over rising wholesale prices intensifies.
- Consumer advocates and market monitors warn of unresolved cost and reliability issues, with NRDC citing steep capacity price impacts and stakeholders slated to vote on cost-allocation elements on November 19.