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PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement for a 6.8 GW target did not open its offer window on 30 September as planned, and its Order 1920 cost allocation is split between two proposals with a Fourth Circuit case pending.
A transmission line near Rockdale, Pennsylvania. Photo: Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Why it matters
PJM's capacity procurement and transmission cost rules decide how much consumers pay for reliability as large new loads such as data centres connect to the grid.
Key numbers
- 6.8 GWReliability Backstop Procurement target
Figures as quoted in our articles on this event.
Key developments
PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement offer window does not open as planned. Read our analysis
Order 1920 cost allocation case argued in the Fourth Circuit. Read our analysis
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