PJM Plans to Release Reliability Backstop Design in April
PJM's 2026 Load Forecast found large load growth is expected to add tens of gigawatts to the system, largely stemming from data centers. | PJM
Mar 9, 2026
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PJM has updated its thinking on the design of its reliability backstop procurement to meet rising data center load, gravitating toward a model in which the RTO would determine the amount of capacity to be purchased and act as the administrator and counterparty to the resulting agreements.
