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Report: PJM Power Grid Electrification Faces Bumpy Transition
Governors warn that data centers must secure independent power as PJM's reserve margins risk falling below the 15% reliability threshold by 2030, impacting millions of homes.
- Data centers and industrial sites are driving most new demand and need baseload generation like natural gas and nuclear plants, while ICF projects U.S. electricity demand rising 25% by 2030 and 78% by 2050.
- Interconnection delays and slower firm generation mean new capacity isn't coming online fast enough, while capacity growth must average 3.3% annually through 2050 and roughly 80 GW must be added each year.
- Planners are recommending demand-side management programs and behind-the-meter resources like rooftop solar and battery storage, which could supply more than 10% of demand by 2030, while deploying dynamic line ratings and sensors lets utilities adjust safe line flows using real-time weather.
- PJM is projected to face tighter conditions by 2028 after ERCOT and MISO, and rising demand may push wholesale electricity and capacity prices higher for customers.
- An all-of-the-above approach and better planning tools will be needed, as renewables and energy storage lead gains while natural gas remains vital and rising retail prices spur behind-the-meter adoption affecting retail customers and the distribution grid.
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Report: PJM power grid electrification faces bumpy transition
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The Southern Maryland ChronicleFour Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power
The governors are exploring fast track approval for data centers that agree to deliver dependable power to the grid as part of the connection process.By Rambo TalabongIn a surprise move that could benefit PJM Interconnection, four state governors have submitted a joint proposal formulated with the Data Center Coalition (DCC), an industry group, that favors approving connections to data center firms that will generate and add their own power to t…
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