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FERC Clears PJM's Data-Center Capacity Backstop but Suspends It Until Feb. 28, and Constellation Falls 4%
The grid operator had asked for an order in time to begin procurement Sept. 30 to close a 6,831 megawatt shortfall. That timeline is now gone.
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By Priya Raghavan
Oct 1, 2026 · 5 min read
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally accepted the bulk of PJM Interconnection's Reliability Backstop Procurement - a one-time auction intended to close a capacity shortfall driven largely by data-center load growth - while suspending implementation until Feb. 28, 2027, and setting a paper hearing on three unresolved issues.
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Priya Raghavan
Corporate Insider Inc.
Priya Raghavan writes for Corporate Insider Inc.