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By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.
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LCG, August 3, 2026--PJM Interconnection today announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM's reformed interconnection process. PJM's application window closed April 27, with 811 proposals submitted for new resources. The applications were subject to an initial screening process that vets applications for required technical information and financial deposits.
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PJM Accepts More Than 200 GW of New Generation Projects Into First Cycle of Reformed Interconnection Process
LCG, August 3, 2026--PJM Interconnection today announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM's reformed interconnection process. PJM's application window closed April 27, with 811 proposals submitted for new resources. The applications were subject to an initial screening process that vets applications for required technical information and financial deposits.
These 715 projects will comprise the first group of proposed generation resources to be processed under PJM's new approach that is designed to reduce speculative projects, improve predictability and increase the overall pace of interconnection. The new approach requires projects to demonstrate viability before entering the Cycle study process, including meaningful up-front financial commitments and proof of site control. This first Cycle, which includes no backlog from prior queues, is designed to be a one- to two-year process, depending on the impact of an individual project.
The Vice President - Planning at PJM stated, "PJM is encouraged at the number and quality of applications that are proceeding through the study process to help address the long-term shortage of electricity supply that we are facing. The rigorous process that is now in place is designed to encourage projects that will get built."
PJM's announcement stated that its reformed interconnection process is using advanced tools and pathways that it has implemented in recent years to improve efficiency at scale, including HyperQ, an AI-enabled tool developed by Google's Tapestry to help review large volumes of application data. PJM further stated that it will be evaluating the tool's impact throughout Cycle 1.
PJM received applications for a very diverse mix of generation and storage resources. Of the 715 projects, storage led (314), followed by natural gas (147), solar (117), wind (61), solar-storage hybrids (37), nuclear (24), other (10) and hydro (5). With respect to the applications totaling 201.5 GW of nameplate capacity, natural gas led (99.8 GW), followed by storage (60.0 GW), nuclear (17.3 GW), solar (11.8 GW), solar-storage hybrid (7.5 GW), wind (3.9 GW), other (1.1 GW) and hydro (0.07 GW). (The "other" category includes biomass, coal, fuel cell, fusion energy and methane.)
The nameplate capacity figures cited above represent the maximum potential output of a resource into the system. Based on historical performance, only a percentage of projects that apply for interconnection will sign interconnection agreements and become operational.
The Vice President - Planning at PJM said, "The number and diversity of projects indicates that developers are eager to build in the PJM region, and we will continue to streamline our processes to meet the speed-to-power needs of the industry. Bringing new generation online is critical to support grid reliability and control electricity costs by balancing supply and demand."
Regarding the outlook for electricity demand growth and the need for new generation, PJM expects electricity demand to increase by up to 70 GW by 2038, driven largely by data centers and other large load customers. PJM believes demand growth is outpacing the addition of new supply, risking reliability and making the timely interconnection of new resources critical to keeping the lights on.
PJM stated that it will post its summer peak model on August 28, with the winter peak and light load cases following on September 11, which should enable developers to understand potential system impacts that may arise in the Phase 1 study and inform their decision to proceed or withdraw projects.
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