PJM Interconnection Submits Revised Plan to Secure Power Generation October 30, 2026 – The PJM Interconnection has filed an amended proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to launch a Reliability Backstop Procurement beginning March 1, 2027. The revised submission addresses modifications to cost allocation for Reliability Backstop charges, credit requirements for Load Serving Entities

Council members raised concerns that a cited 50 MW data-center proposal could exceed local electric capacity; they asked staff to include utilities in the joint meeting and to ask whether a separate rate class or allocation would be created for high-usage facilities.