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).
On
May 19, the PJM Board of Managers issued a letter(https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/about-pjm/who-we-are/public-disclosures/2026/20260519-pjm-board-letter-re-reliability-backstop-procurement-connect-and-manage-cifp.pdf),
wherein the Board directed that the scope of the CIFP - Reliability Backstop be
expanded to incorporate the Phase 1 scope of the Connect & Manage
Senior Task Force (CAMSTF) (the scope included in the PJM Connect & Manage
Issue Charge).