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122 New Projects

5 Project Scope/Cost Change

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Competitive Planning Process
  • The PJM competitive planning process affords non-incumbent transmission developers an opportunity to participate in the regional planning and expansion of the PJM bulk electric system.
  • 2026 RTEP Window 1
     open7.20.2026 closed10.12.2026
Planning News from Inside Lines
  • PJM Proposes Reliability Standards to Manage Large Load Disconnection Events
    PJM has proposed changes to interconnection reliability requirements for Large Loads, specifically, computational loads that include data centers and crypto-mining facilities. The PJM action announced Sept. 8 followed a July 22 event during which nearly 4,000 MW of data center load unexpectedly disconnected from the grid in northern Virginia. As data centers disconnected from the […]
  • Over 700 New Generation Projects Accepted Into First Cycle of Reformed Interconnection Process
    (Valley Forge, PA – Aug. 3, 2026) – PJM Interconnection today announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process. This marks the first group of proposed generation resources to be processed under a new […]
Generation Interconnection Requests by Fuel Type
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Projects Under Construction by MW
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Total:
50,365 MW
Cycle Timeline
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