The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order on December 18, 2025, creating a framework for how large co-located loads, such as data centers, can connect to ...

Data center being constructed in Sterling, Virginia. Negative impacts on energy availability and people's health can be mitigated with polices, a University of California at Riverside report says.

FERC ordered PJM to create new transmission service options for large co-located loads and to clarify interconnection rules. The order attempts to balance speed to power and reliable service for large ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has directed PJM Interconnection to establish clearer and more transparent rules for serving large electricity loads, including AI-driven data centers, that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solar panels are seen on Aug. 20, 2015, at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative's 5.5-MW solar farm in Hughsville, Maryland.

PJM Interconnection has proposed a controversial plan to prioritize data centers for power curtailments during grid emergencies, sparking widespread opposition from stakeholders across the energy ...

PJM today announced a multiyear collaboration agreement with Google and Tapestry, with the aim of further streamlining the grid operator’s planning process for connecting new generation resources. The ...

PJM Interconnection, the electric grid operator for New Jersey and 12 other states, is seeking federal approval to make it easier for smaller generation projects to join the grid. On Oct. 1, PJM ...

Hunterstown power plant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo credit: Platinum Equity Advisors) PJM Interconnection’s initiative aimed at fast-tracking interconnection for generation projects has ...

PJM Interconnection has selected 51 projects to provide more than 9,300 MW of reliable capacity through the Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI). The projects include 39 uprates and 12 new ...

Consumer electricity bill increases deserve attention, as families across the nation are struggling to make ends meet. The conversation about these increases is critical but must be factual to allow ...