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PJM accelerates backstop auction amid uncertainty over data center cost allocation

PJM Moves Up Reliability Auction as Data Center Power Costs Loom Over the Grid

PJM moved its backstop reliability auction from March to September.
The operator warned states to create rules shielding existing customers from data center-driven costs.
The dispute highlights how AI-era load growth is straining electricity market design.

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DT Editorial Team·May 22, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Constellation Energy enters 5 GW of nuclear, gas, battery capacity in PJM queue

Constellation Pushes 5 GW Into PJM Queue as Data Center Demand Waits on Rule Clarity

Constellation says it has 5 GW of nuclear, gas, and battery projects in PJM's queue.
Some potential data center customers are pausing decisions pending PJM rule clarity.
More than half of Constellation's first-quarter power revenue came from PJM markets.

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DT Editorial Team·May 14, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Commercial Electricity Sales Have Soared in Virginia, Driven by Data Centers - CleanTechnica

Virginia’s power demand surge is becoming a data center story

Virginia commercial electricity sales rose by nearly 30 million MWh from 2019 to 2025.
The source attributes most of the increase to the state’s concentration of data centers.
PJM expects the Dominion zone to see the largest absolute summer peak demand increase through 2030.

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DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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AEP eyes exit from PJM, SPP over slow generation interconnection

AEP’s PJM Threat Shows How Data Center Demand Is Colliding With Grid Reality

AEP is reviewing whether to stay in PJM and SPP because generation interconnection is moving too slowly.
The utility says it has 63 GW of contracted new large load by 2030, most of it from data centers.
The dispute highlights how AI and digital infrastructure demand are colliding with regional grid bottlenecks.

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DT Editorial Team·May 6, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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FirstEnergy opposes key part of PJM data center backstop procurement plan

FirstEnergy Pushes Back on PJM’s Data Center Power Backstop Plan

FirstEnergy supports the goal of PJM’s proposed reliability backstop but opposes PJM acting as a middleman in generation contracting.
The utility says large customers driving new demand, especially data centers, should contract more directly for the power they need.
Its disclosed pipeline shows how quickly the issue is growing, with 4.3 GW contracted by 2031 and 14.9 GW of potential projects by 2035.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·5 min read·via utilitydive.com

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PJM market monitor opposes 1.3-GW gas plant deal between Hull Street, Rockland Capital

PJM Market Monitor Warns Data Center Demand Could Pull Gas Capacity Away From the Grid

Monitoring Analytics asked FERC to reject Hull Street Energy’s proposed purchase of two peaker plants totaling 1,267 MW.
The market monitor argues the plants could be redirected from PJM’s capacity market to serve data centers instead.
The case highlights a growing regulatory gap as data center electricity demand begins to reshape power-market assumptions.

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FERC orders American Efficient to pay $1.1B for ‘brazen fraud’

FERC orders $1.1 billion penalty in alleged American Efficient market fraud

FERC ordered American Efficient and affiliates to pay about $1.1 billion.
The commission says the companies sold efficiency resources they did not control or that were not additional.
American Efficient denies wrongdoing and says it complied with PJM rules.

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PJM proposes adding 14.9 GW with bilateral contracts, central procurement

PJM Moves Toward a 14.9 GW Capacity Backstop as Data Center Growth Pressures the Grid

PJM proposed a one-time two-phase backstop procurement for 14.9 GW of new resources.
The grid operator says it could face a 50 GW to 60 GW capacity shortfall over the next decade.
States and utilities may push back if procurement levels expose customers to over-procurement costs.

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Constellation Energy sees surging power, capacity prices in 2025

Constellation Energy Reports Surging Electricity Prices as AI Demand Reshapes Power Markets

PJM West day-ahead electricity prices surged 49% in 2025, per Constellation Energy's earnings
Data center demand from AI training is the primary driver of unprecedented load growth
Constellation's 21 nuclear reactors benefit from rising prices with fixed operating costs
Capacity auction prices at multi-year highs signal urgent need for new generation
New supply won't arrive for 3-5 years, keeping prices elevated in the interim

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