Responses are due November 16.
Requirements for a project include—but are not limited to--
-- A minimum accredited unforced capacity (UCAP) value of 250 megawatts;
-- Ability to achieve commercial operation within 3 years of EIT request submission (in this case, Quarter 1 2030 or later, depending on when the 2027 window opens);
-- Ability to obtain 100% site control for the proposed facility, interconnection facility and interconnection switchyard by the date of EIT request submission; and
-- Both energy generation and storage projects are capable of meeting PJM's proposed requirements.
2026 Projects Announced
On October 8, the PJM Interconnection announced it has accepted the first three projects in a the Expedited Interconnection Track process-- two of the projects were from Pennsylvania--
-- ENGIE IR Holdings LLC Wayne 345 kV is a storage project to be sited in Crawford, Pennsylvania, in the PENELEC zone, with 860 MW of nameplate capacity.
-- Hunterstown 500 kV is an upgrade to an existing natural gas facility in Adams, Pennsylvania, in the Met-Ed zone, adding 455 MW of nameplate capacity. Read more here.
2027 Round
Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for submission guidelines.
(Photo: Pittsburgh-based EOS Energy Storage manufacturing plant.)
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-- Hundreds Of Protesters Tell Governor Shapiro, Legislators, “We Won’t Back Down;” Call For Data Center Moratorium [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Calls For Preemption Of Local Decisions On Needed Electric Generation Facilities; A Firm Bring Your Own Power Before Data Centers Connect To The Grid; PUC Study Identifies 21 Potential Generation Sites [PaEN]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Action Celebrates PA House Passage Of Battery Storage Legislation With Bipartisan Support [PaEN]
-- PJM Selects 860 MW Battery Storage Project, 455 MW Natural Gas Plant In Pennsylvania For Expedited Interconnection [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets Hearings On NextEra 500 KV MidAtlantic Resilience Transmission Line Project In Greene, Fayette Counties [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Community Organizing Summit On A.I. Data Centers Set For Oct. 17 In Monaca [PaEN]
-- Cumberland County Water Forum To Be Held October 21 At Dickinson College In Carlisle [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Erie Times/USAToday: Capitol Rally Pushes Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Moratorium; Protesters Compare Data Centers To Unfulfilled Promises Of Jobs, Eco-Friendly Of Shale Gas Fracking Industry
-- The Center Square: Disgust, Frustration, Concern Over A.I. Data Centers Unleashed In State Capitol
-- PA Capital-Star: A Call For Gov. Shapiro And State Lawmakers To Pass An A.I. Data Center Moratorium In PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Protesters Demand Legislative Action On A.I. Data Center Moratorium
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA House Advances Bill Requiring Battery Storage For Electric Utilities To Increase Grid Reliability [Republicans Oppose]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: In Pennsylvania, Residents Turn Down $10,000/Household In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County To Back An A.I. Data Center: ‘It’s Like Bribery’
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Outmaneuvered, Outmatched And Outspent: How A.I. Data Centers Are Overwhelming Small-Town America
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Play This A.I. Data Center Simulator To Step Into The Role Of Decision-Maker
-- PA Capital-Star: Some State Leaders Say Changes To PM’s Electric Grid Governance Aren’t Enough
-- Asset Leadership Network: Root Cause Of Energy Unaffordability In PA - Kabuki Theater In Public Utility Ratemaking - And Bad Decision Making - By Richard C. Culbertson, Senior Fellow
[Posted: October 9, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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