New Jersey large new loads could be curtailed first in emergencies from June 2027 under filing
On September 29, 2026 FERC accepted the regional grid operator's one-time capacity backstop but suspended it to February 28, 2027 for a paper hearing. A separate service that would curtail new large loads first, starting June 1, 2027, awaits a ruling PJM has asked for by October 12.
On September 29, 2026 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order in Docket Nos. ER26-3380-000 and EL26-108-000 on the Reliability Backstop Procurement ("RBP") that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM"), the regional grid operator serving New Jersey, filed on July 31, 2026 and supplemented on August 14, 2026. FERC accepted the proposal for filing, suspended it for five months, effective February 28, 2027 and subject to refund, and set a paper hearing. A second PJM filing, Docket No. ER26-3515-000, would create an Interim Resource Adequacy Service ("IRAS") for new large loads and is awaiting a FERC decision.
FERC Docket Nos. ER26-3380-000 and EL26-108-000 (order of Sept. 29, 2026); FERC Docket No. ER26-3515-000; PJM Board decisional letter (July 27, 2026)