The Independent Market Monitor filed a complaint asking FERC to determine that PJM has the authority to hold off on large load interconnections if they would jeopardize transmission security or resource adequacy.

PJM needs every megawatt of supply it can secure, and the last thing it should do is inadvertently force existing supply out of the market, warns Michael D. Smith, CEO of CPower.

The PJM Members Committee voted against each of the dozen proposals brought to address rising data center load as part of the RTO’s Critical Issue Fast Path process.

PJM stakeholders are to vote on a record-breaking number of proposals on how the RTO should integrate large loads without impacting resource adequacy.

The PJM Board of Managers has directed staff to proceed with a Quadrennial Review design that reworks the capacity auction price curve and sets the reference resource as a combustion turbine for all zones.

The PJM Members Committee overwhelmingly voted to appoint Robert Ethier and Le Xie to fill two vacant positions on the RTO’s Board of Managers.

Addressing a technical conference on the state of PJM, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said PJM must undertake immediate governance changes, with granting states a greater voice in decision-making atop the list.

The governors of Pennsylvania and Virginia have requested that PJM consider former FERC Commissioners Mark Christie and Allison Clements to fill two vacant seats on the RTO’s Board of Managers.

The PJM Board of Managers initiated a Critical Issue Fast Path process aimed at maintaining resource adequacy in the face of rising data center load growth, asking stakeholders to draft proposals to serve 32 GW of load growth expected by 2030.