PJM Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP)
The Critical Issue Fast Path process (CIFP) was added to PJM Manual 34 in 2019 to provide the PJM Board and members a way to resolve “contentious issues with known PJM and/or FERC implementation deadlines” that were not resolved in the normal stakeholder process.
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PJM stakeholders kicked off discussions on creating a “backstop” auction to be held in September at the insistence of the Trump administration and the governors of the RTO’s 13 states.
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The PJM Board of Managers has selected a path forward for addressing a groundswell of large load interconnections expected over the coming decade.
FERC
PJM presented stakeholders with an initial look into the first of a handful of compliance filings it is drafting to define how co-located large loads receive transmission service.
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PJM enters 2026 amid several efforts to ward off a reliability gap attributed to accelerating data center load, sluggish development of new capacity and resource deactivations.
Talen Energy
FERC told PJM to change its rules to allow for co-located load at generators, with new transmission services and other tweaks.
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The Independent Market Monitor filed a complaint asking FERC to determine that PJM has the authority to hold off on large load interconnections if they would jeopardize transmission security or resource adequacy.
NRDC
Load growth beyond PJM’s ability to serve is a clear and present danger to the reliability of the grid and the functioning of PJM’s markets, says the NRDC.
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The PJM Members Committee voted against each of the dozen proposals brought to address rising data center load as part of the RTO’s Critical Issue Fast Path process.
Google
PJM stakeholders are to vote on a record-breaking number of proposals on how the RTO should integrate large loads without impacting resource adequacy.
NRDC
Several stakeholders presented proposals for how PJM could address accelerating load growth as the Critical Issue Fast Path process on large load growth wraps up its second phase.
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