Over 800 New Generation Projects Seek To Connect Under PJM's Reformed Process

Over 800 New Generation Projects Seek To Connect Under PJM's Reformed Process

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., April 29, 2026

At 106 GW, gas-fired generation leads PJM’s newly reopened interconnection queue

After being effectively closed since 2022, the PJM Interconnection has launched the first cycle of its revamped interconnection queue process with more than 800 projects totaling 220 GW seeking to connect to the grid.

220 GW of New Powergen Projects Seek to Connect to PJM, Half Natgas - Marcellus Drilling News

Although Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (J.S.) has just hired a lapdog to attack the PJM Interconnection grid as part of his campaign for president (see Shapiro Hires NRDC Attorney as Lapdog to Attack Utility Cos.), the grid manager is doing yeoman’s work to ensure there’s enough electricity flowing for the 67+ million people (from 13...

PJM reports 220GW of new grid connection requests under reformed interconnection process

The reformed process will utilize an agentic AI system developed by Google-backed Tapestry

220 GW in PJM Queue: What the Record Interconnection Surge Really Means for the Grid

The U.S. power sector is entering a phase where the challenge is no longer simply building generation—it is deciding what deserves to be built at all. That tension is now clearly visible in the latest interconnection cycle from PJM Interconnection, where 811 generation projects representing roughly 220 gigawatts of capacity have applied to connect to […] The post 220 GW in PJM Queue: What the Record Interconnection Surge Really Means for the Gri…