America's largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be ...

The region, which has the country's most concentrated cluster of data centres, is experiencing a surge in energy consumption that outpaces new plant construction.

Some parts of PJM Interconnection's power grid are expected to use up so much electricity that people's bills for the summer ...

Projections show that future supplies of energy are not going to meet future demands, but during a press conference Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro touted a new source ...

During a recent heat wave, PJM Interconnection, the Midwest's electric grid operator, found itself operating at 163,000 megawatts, flirting with the grid's all-time peak usage record of 165,000 ...

The average household’s PECO bill is set to rise around $8 a month June 1, in part due to a supply and demand crunch on the regional grid. In response to Wednesday’s protest, PJM, which runs the ...

PJM Interconnection forecasts potential power shortages in extreme circumstances this summer, possibly requiring reduced usage. Hotter, wetter weather and an above-average hurricane season could ...

PJM Interconnection data, the Mid-Atlantic's regional power grid operator, showed at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, that Virginia possessed the most significant energy deficit compared to all ...

PJM has made strides in overhauling its interconnection policy and hiring staff, cutting into the queue backlog, Asthana told Congress. “We had a queue of about 200,000 megawatts of generation ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another power plant, this time an oil and gas plant in Pennsylvania, to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer ...

Stephen DeFrank, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, cited PJM’s recent Energy Transition Report on Resource Retirements, Replacements & Risk, or “Four R” Report, which ...

PJM Interconnection announced April 14 that President and CEO Manu Asthana will step down at the end of 2025. After, he will then serve as a senior advisor to the PJM board through June 2026.