PJM targets data centre demand with 6GW backstop auction; BESS expected to have competitive edge

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news at 08 Sept, 11:01 UTC

PJM has proposed a major overhaul of how it procures power capacity in response to surging data centre demand that has driven auction prices up more than 1,000% in two years and threatens to add US$70 per month to average household electricity bills by 2028.

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• T2PJM targets data centre demand with 6GW backstop auction; BESS expected to have competitive edgeUtility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news08 Sept, 11:01