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FERC forces PJM to rewrite the rules for power-hungry, power-adjacent data centers

Rule Changes

Publicly endorsed FERC’s co-location order as a path to clearer rules and consumer safeguards, while pressing for expanded flexibility, demand response, and interconnection reforms.

Data centers found a shortcut: park next to a generator and drink power without waiting years for grid upgrades. On Dec. 18, FERC doubled down—unanimously—ordering PJM to rewrite its tariff so co-located mega-load can’t stay “invisible” to planning, service definitions, and cost responsibility.

Updated Dec 18, 2025