The Latest Breaking News from PJM

US Power Grid Emergency Order Authorises Data Centre Backup Generators as Last Resort Across 13 States

A four-day US grid emergency lets PJM call on data centre backup power as demand rises and generation outages tighten electricity reserves.

International Business Times UK · 5h ago

Alexey Gubarev on the Race to Build AI Infrastructure

Limassol-based entrepreneur and investor Alexey Gubarev, a co-founder of Cyprus's TechIsland, argues that the race for AI infrastructure will be decided not by who spends the most, but by who can turn money into working compute, and that the bottlenecks on each side of the Atlantic look very different.

International Business Times · Oct 12

Constellation Energy’s Google Deal Shows Why Nuclear Uprates Matter for AI

Constellation Energy shares surged after Alphabet's Google signed 20-year and 15-year power deals totaling 3,590 megawatts, tied to reactor uprates rather than new plants.

MarketBeat · Oct 6

In 2008, University of Michigan researchers won a $2 million grant to make parked EVs feed power back to the grid. 18 years later, some firms have reached commercial offerings, turning some parked cars into grid-connected batteries

In 2008, University of Michigan researchers received a $2 million grant to test a simple premise: drawing power back from parked vehicles. Eighteen years later, that lab experiment has become a working commercial reality. Automakers and utility companies now link parked electric cars into coordinated battery networks. During peak demand,…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

America's largest grid wants to cut power to new data centers first during shortages — 50MW-plus data centers must bring their own electricity generation to avoid shutoffs

PJM Interconnection has asked federal regulators to approve rules that would cut power to new data centers ahead of households during supply shortages.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 17

The AI boom's hidden electricity bill — and why you're paying it

"The current system lacks adequate mechanisms," Moody's wrote in a report on PJM, the largest power grid operator in the U.S.

Fortune · Jul 24

Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticism

President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge for energy infrastructure. Power producers and data centers will fund massive AI-related power needs. Critics dismissed the pledge as an empty promise to consumers. Rising energy costs are a volatile issue for voters. The pledge aims to balance AI infrastructure with public anger…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Trump tries to calm data center fears by expanding utility bill pledge as he warns ‘you can’t fight it’

There are efforts to formalize Trump's pledge as law, with the House Energy and Commerce Committee approving a bipartisan bill

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Connecticut treasurer race centers on ESG investing

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Ballotpedia · Jul 22

1.3 Million Americans Lost Power During the Dangerous July 4 Heat Wave as Extreme Temperatures Strained the Grid

1.3M+ customers lost power in the July 4 heat wave. For 3M+ Americans on home medical devices, outage + heat = compounded emergency. Here's the specific action plan.

Medical Daily · Jul 6