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PJM takes steps to speed grid battery connections

The biggest US grid operator serves 13 states and its grid is congested, Canary Media reports.

At a glance

  1. PJM is the biggest grid operator in the U.S., serving customers across 13 mid-Atlantic, Midwestern and Southern states, and its grid is congested, according to the report.
  2. For developers and the funds that finance battery projects, the interconnection queue sets the schedule: the date a project secures an agreement determines when revenue starts and whether a construction timeline holds.
  3. PJM said in October it would study SoftBank's 10-GW Ohio data center complex under a state agreement approach, as Private Infrastructure Daily reported.

PJM Interconnection has begun taking steps that could let a large amount of new battery capacity connect to its grid without long delays, Canary Media reported on Oct. 29.

PJM is the biggest grid operator in the U.S., serving customers across 13 mid-Atlantic, Midwestern and Southern states, and its grid is congested, according to the report.

For developers and the funds that finance battery projects, the interconnection queue sets the schedule: the date a project secures an agreement determines when revenue starts and whether a construction timeline holds.

PJM said in October it would study SoftBank's 10-GW Ohio data center complex under a state agreement approach, as Private Infrastructure Daily reported.

Reported by the Energy Transition desk from Canary Media and Private Infrastructure Daily archive. Published . Corrections

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