FERC Reviewing Data-Center Colocation With Power Plants in PJM

Feb. 20, 2025, 6:25 PM UTC

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered PJM Interconnection to determine whether new rules are needed to enable construction of data centers adjacent to power plants, according to a statement Thursday.

  • FERC’s show-cause order finds that PJM tariff “does not appear to sufficiently address the rates, terms and conditions of service that apply to co-location arrangements”: statement
    • “The absence of this information may leave generators and load unable to determine what steps they can take to set up co-location arrangements of various configurations, and how to do so in an acceptable way”
  • PJM has 30 days to “tell the Commission why ...





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