PJM leaders traveled to Traverse City, Michigan, this week to take part in robust discussions about the RTO at the Organization of PJM States 2026 Annual Meeting. The conference opened with a fireside chat featuring President and CEO David Mills on PJM’s priorities and serving the public interest and concluded with a lunch keynote from PJM Board Chair Paula Conboy. Panel discussions during the two-day event focused on markets, operations and governance that included: - Adam Keech, Senior Vice President – Market Services, on powering reliability through market design - Michael Bryson, Senior Vice President – Operations, on data center flexibility - Asim Haque, Executive Vice President – Governmental and Member Services, on governance and stakeholder engagement - Tim Burdis, Director – State Policy Solutions, on operations and cost allocation of large loads OPSI is made up of the utility regulatory agencies of the 14 jurisdictions in the region PJM serves. It plays an important role in fostering a cooperative regional approach among the states on PJM issues and in advising PJM on regulators’ concerns and viewpoints.

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 23 in #PJM region: 91,444 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 111,412 MW (data as of 6 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 22: 93,922 MW between 7 and 8 a.m. (Eastern)

PJM joined industry leaders Wednesday to discuss the novel and significant operating and planning challenges associated with the accelerating growth and energy use patterns of data centers. Read more at PJM Inside Lines. bit.ly/47AnS5G

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 22 in #PJM region: 93,457 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 106,949 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 21: 93,712 MW between 7 and 8 p.m. (Eastern)

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 21 in #PJM region: 92,155 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 107,264 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 20: 94,004 MW between 7 and 8 p.m. (Eastern)

PJM and the PJM generation and transmission owners coordinated closely during two unseasonably warm September periods to reliably serve demand while managing tightening generation and transmission system constraints, PJM recently told its Operating Committee. Read more at bit.ly/3W58N9w

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 20 in #PJM region: 91,794 MW at 7 a.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 108,670 MW (data as of 6 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 19: 95,218 MW between 8 and 9 a.m. (Eastern)

Last Thursday, industry and engineering experts gathered at PJM’s campus for the first annual GridAdvance Summit to exchange ideas about what this innovation could look like. Read more about the event from PJM's Chief Strategy Officer Aftab Khan.

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 19 in #PJM region: 94,180 MW at 7 a.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 112,345 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary peaks for #PJM region #electricity use on: Oct. 16: 98,637 MW between 5-6 p.m. Oct. 17: 86,218 MW between 7-8 p.m. Oct. 18: 88,874 MW between 7-8 p.m. (All times Eastern)

PJM welcomed members of the NJ Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee to its Valley Forge campus on Friday for an energy briefing. The important discussion covered a variety of topics, including PJM’s efforts to speed interconnection opportunities, fast-track grid-ready generation and manage the onset of new Large Load demand without compromising reliability or affordability for the 67 million consumers we serve throughout our 13-state and Washington, D.C. footprint.

PJM has issued a Capacity Advisory for Monday, Oct. 19, ahead of expected tight system conditions due to equipment outages needed for maintenance and construction. bit.ly/4BteQFp

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 16 in #PJM region: 97,015 MW at 5 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 116,349 MW (data as of 6 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 15: 97,246 MW between 7 and 8 p.m. (Eastern)

A message from David Souder, PJM Executive Director of System Operations: Providing Reliable Electricity in a New Reality

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 15 in #PJM region: 97,729 MW at 5 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 113,920 MW (data as of 6 a.m.)