PJM enters 2026 amid several efforts to ward off a reliability gap attributed to accelerating data center load, sluggish development of new capacity and resource deactivations.

FERC told PJM to change its rules to allow for co-located load at generators, with new transmission services and other tweaks.

MISO is considering a new type of interconnection agreement for generation built on site and strictly for new large loads.

FERC focused on large loads and clearing out older proceedings during its September meeting, with two of three current members saying they hoped to move a pending proceeding on co-located loads in the near future.

Talen and Amazon Web have entered into a PPA for the Susquehanna nuclear generator to supply 1.9 GW to the tech company.

Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.

Attendees at the Electric Power Supply Association’s Competitive Power Summit discussed how markets are responding to rapid demand growth.

A data center campus planned in western Pennsylvania would include up to 4.5 GW of on-site gas-fired generation and be the largest facility of its kind in the U.S., a group of developers announced.

In comments on a FERC investigation, PJM said there are several pathways to bolster the ability for large consumers to benefit from co-locating with generators.