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PJM Proposes Emergency Data-Center Load Transfers as Grid Capacity Falls Short

Reuters · 2026-09-03

PJM is developing procedures that could shift or reduce data-center load during severe grid emergencies before conventional customers are shed.

Why it matters: Data-center flexibility and backup generation are becoming operational grid resources as AI demand strains capacity.

PJM is developing procedures that could shift or reduce data-center load during severe grid emergencies before conventional customers are shed.

Data-center flexibility and backup generation are becoming operational grid resources as AI demand strains capacity.

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