PJM Interconnection

Consortium

PJM Interconnection operates the largest grid in the US, managing the wholesale electricity market and ensuring reliability for 65 million people.

Sector: grid-operator
HQ: PA, US
Founded: 1997
Stories: 103 on MGRID.org

Stories about PJM Interconnection (103)

Elevate Renewables Closes $50 Million Rabobank Facility

April 13, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Elevate Renewables secures $50 million from Rabobank to accelerate equipment procurement for Prospect Power Storage, a 150 MW/600 MWh battery project crucial for meeting surging data center demand…
PJM Initiates 15 GW Emergency Program

April 10, 2026 · Grid Connection & Reliability

3 sources PJM Interconnection announced on April 10, 2026, that it would act as a confidential matchmaker between data center developers and new power plant builders. The 15 GW program…
Energy Vault Acquires 850 MW Battery Storage Portfolio in Japan

April 9, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Energy Vault has entered the Japanese market with the acquisition of an 850 MW battery energy storage portfolio expected to generate over $180 million in annual EBITDA once…
Nvidia’s 100 GW AI Data Center Plan: Grid Solution?

April 4, 2026 · Data Centers

3 sources Nvidia's 100 GW AI data center plan: Can the grid keep up?
NVIDIA and Six US Power Producers Launch Dispatchable AI

March 23, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

3 sources NVIDIA and Emerald AI announced at CERAWeek on March 23, 2026 that six major US power producers will develop AI data centers that ramp GPU power up or…
Google Secures 1 GW Demand Response From 5 U.S. Utilities

March 20, 2026 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources Google reached 1 GW of data center demand response capacity through contracts with five U.S. utilities, allowing the hyperscaler to shift machine learning workloads during peak grid stress…
Virginia Mandates Appalachian Power Virtual Power Plant Pilot

March 20, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Browser Check Virginia passed HB1467 98-0, directing Appalachian Power to petition the SCC for a virtual power plant pilot by November 2026, extending the state 450 MW distributed…
FERC: US Data Centers Hit 50 GW as MISO Grows 43% Per Year

March 19, 2026 · Analysis

3 sources US data center capacity reached 50 GW by end of 2025 with 24% compound annual growth since 2020, according to FERC 2025 State of the Markets report. MISO…
Idemitsu Renewables Commissions 60 MW Solar and 152 MWh Battery

March 17, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Idemitsu Renewables commissioned the Azalea Solar and Storage Project in Kern County, California on December 31, 2025 — a 60 MW solar and 38 MW / 152 MWh…
PJM Projects 49 GW Shortfall by 2028 as AI Data Centers Surge

March 4, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources PJM analysis warns of a 49 GW U.S. generation shortfall by 2028 driven by AI data center demand, with capacity auction prices rising 833 percent and hyperscalers signing…