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Natural Gas Dominates PJM’s First Reformed Grid Queue, Driven by Data-Center Demand

Inside Climate News · By Aman Azhar · last updated
Gas makes up nearly half of the 200-plus gigawatts lined up for a grid-connection study. But PJM’s own record shows most projects that enter its queue never get built.

By Aman Azhar

Natural gas surged to the top in the first round of power projects accepted into PJM Interconnection’s reformed interconnection process, making up nearly half of the more than 200 gigawatts of capacity qualified for study. Battery storage and solar trail natural gas, according to the latest figures by the grid operator.

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