PJM Interconnection

PJM’s Executive Vice President of Government & Member Services Asim Z. Haque addressed @NJBIA's Energy and Environment Policy Conference this week, discussing the dynamics shaping the electricity industry today, the challenges and opportunities facing New Jersey and PJM’s role in maintaining a reliable electric grid.

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 29 in #PJM region: 94,924 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 109,031 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 28: 95,324 MW between 6 and 7 p.m. (Eastern)

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Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 28 in #PJM region: 94,726 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 109,824 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 27: 94,672 MW between 7 and 8 p.m. (Eastern)

PJM has long relied on “shoulder seasons” to provide a reliable supply of electricity to its 13 states and Washington, D.C., by proactively planning and coordinating equipment outages with its member companies – even with a significant portion of the generation fleet out of service for days or weeks. But the once-dependable reprieve is not what it used to be. Read more from David Souder, PJM's Executive Director of System Operations. bit.ly/3WuQ5IE

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 27 in #PJM region: 94,456 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 110,082 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary hourly integrated peak for #PJM region #electricity use on Oct. 26: 94,431 MW between 7 and 8 p.m. (Eastern)

PJM’s Women's Empowerment Association, African American Networking Group and Family Connections employee resource groups united last week to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an informational table in the PJM Café and an awareness walk. Staff members had a chance to learn how to support those affected by breast cancer and how to help raise awareness.

Forecast peak #electricity usage for Oct. 25 in #PJM region: 94,341 MW at 7 p.m. (Eastern); total scheduled capacity 108,211 MW (data as of 7 a.m.)

Preliminary peaks for #PJM region #electricity use on: Oct. 23: 91,894 MW between 8-9 a.m. Oct. 24: 87,022 MW between 7-8 p.m. Oct. 25: 89,850 MW between 7-8 p.m. (All times Eastern)

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)