PJM data-center plan accepted with five-month pause
The data-center plan of PJM, the largest grid operator in the United States, has been accepted with a five-month pause. The AI boom is causing the fastest growth in electricity demand in decades in the region, which has the largest concentration of data centers in the US.
Who is affected and how
- energy specialist
- The five-month pause means the scheduling of data-center connections in the PJM region and the capacity-market effects must be re-planned.
Sources
- Biggest US Grid’s Data-Center Plan Accepted With 5-Month Pauseenergyconnects.com · Sep 30, 2026
- US Orders Biggest Grid to Overhaul ‘Flawed’ Data-Center Plan - Bloombergbloomberg.com · Sep 30, 2026
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