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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said he has reached an agreement with grid operator PJM Interconnection to settle his recent complaint about its power market rules and save consumers ...

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 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 ...

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.