NEWS: PJM states are looking beyond the hype as they settle into the data center buildout.

In Virginia: The state’s latest quadrennial Energy Plan lays out several game plans for the coming decades. These include A) Leaning into DERs and flexibility from data centers or B) adding more offshore wind, nuclear, and gas. Regardless of the precise path forward, more capacity is key—the VA energy system must “grow at a pace we have not seen in more than 80 years,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger wrote.

In Pennsylvania: The state PUC has proposed rules to protect the grid when supply is tight. How? In these circumstances, certain large loads could face curtailment (if they haven’t clinched enough new capacity to support their demand).