PJM board calls for backstop auction in data center interconnection plan

January 21, 2026

The PJM Interconnection’s board on Friday said it would immediately initiate a “reliability backstop” capacity procurement to secure more power supplies after its last auction hit record prices but fell short of its reliability target by about 6.6 GW.

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