At PJM's annual meeting, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore laid out his demands. (Maryland Matters)
Among Moore's asks, he urged that PJM 1) force data centers to pay for the power they're driving and 2) unblock generation—but not all of it. He flagged a proposed Constellation gas plant that could cost $800M to interconnect (hence why MD is leaning on solar, storage, wind, and demand response).
PJM's side: The RTO says 53 GW of (mostly) renewable generation (including 1.6 GW in MD) could be built today. But they’re prevented by factors “beyond PJM’s control,” like permitting and siting hurdles.