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Power & Grid
PJM Accepts First Expedited Interconnection Track Projects: ENGIE Batteries in Pa. and Ohio, LS Power Gas Uprate
PJM accepted three projects totaling more than 2,100 MW of nameplate capacity into its temporary Expedited Interconnection Track: two ENGIE battery projects in Pennsylvania and Ohio and a 455-MW gas uprate at Hunterstown that Utility Dive attributes to LS Power. All three are slated to come online in mid-2029.
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Power & Grid
FERC Accepts Duke Energy Carolinas' Large-Load Transmission Terms in 4-1 Vote Over Chang Dissent
FERC voted 4-1 on Oct. 9, 2026, to accept Duke Energy Carolinas' revised network transmission terms, effective Aug. 1, 2026. Network customers adding 100 MW or more of load must commit to a revenue contribution of 75% of scheduled load for 15 years after the upgrades built for them enter service. Commissioner Judy Chang dissented.
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Power & Grid
MISO Files 'LARS' at FERC: Parallel 120-Day Study for 200-MW-Plus Loads and Paired Generation
MISO has asked FERC (Docket ER27-25-000) to approve a Large Load Addition Resource Study that would study new loads of 200 MW or more alongside electrically proximate new generation in a parallel process of about 120 days, with a requested Dec. 2, 2026 effective date. Comments are due Oct. 23.
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Power & Grid
FERC Rejects Core of PJM's Large-Load Plan, Keeps Only 50-MW Definition and Registry
FERC on Oct. 9, 2026 accepted PJM's 50 MW Large Load definition and a Large Load Registry but rejected the IRAS curtailment service, BYONC rules and a VRR-curve exclusion, citing state jurisdiction and an insufficient just-and-reasonable showing.
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Power & Grid
FERC Suspends PJM's 6.8-GW Reliability Backstop Procurement as DOE Presses for Large-Load Cost Protections
FERC accepted but suspended PJM's one-time Reliability Backstop Procurement until Feb. 28, 2027, and opened a hearing on cost allocation. DOE has since urged PJM to make large loads, not households, pay. PJM plans a revised filing by Oct. 29.
