[USA] PJM and utilities want FERC to dismiss the call for colocation settlement discussion

According to a May 5, 2025, filing, PJM transmission owners think that the national interest would be best served by a quick dismissal of the proceeding of a 90-day pause in deliberations over the PJM Interconnection’s rules for colocating data centers at power plants. [1] They urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to dismiss a call for stakeholder settlement talks to instead encourage parties to focus on obtaining service under the rules currently in place. [2] The transmission owners include American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Exelon, FirstEnergy, and PPL Electric. The outcome of FERC’s review could set a precedent for colocated load in the power markets the agency oversees, arriving during a surge in data center development in the US.

[1] https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20250505-5241&optimized=false&sid=c81174a4-b0d8-4734-b330-70f38b6b88f5

[2] https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_number=20250507-5143&optimized=false&sid=c81174a4-b0d8-4734-b330-70f38b6b88f5