Issue Details

​​As discussed in the Board’s January 16, 2026 Decisional Letter on the Critical Issue Fast Path – Large Load Additions (https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/about-pjm/who-we-are/publicdisclosures/2026/20260116-pjm-board-letter-re-results-of-the-cifp-process-large-load-additions.pdf), the PJM Board of Managers has directed PJM to implement a “Connect and Manage” framework for new large load additions that do not Bring Your Own New Generation (BYONG) with curtailment expected to occur prior to the deployment of pre-emergency Demand Response, subject to stakeholder development of the appropriate operational framework. The framework is meant to serve as an interim solution to manage the reliability challenges during the transition period in which new load additions are outpacing the additions of new capacity in the PJM system. The framework will apply to the Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) or Transmission Owners (TOs) serving new large loads. It would apply specifically to the EDCs or TOs where these certain loads are not linked with qualifying Bring Your Own New generation (BYONG) or other supply resource arrangements (to be defined in the stakeholder process) for Delivery Years where there is a shortage of available capacity to satisfy the Installed Reserve Margin (IRM).​