EL26-67-000 · 2026-07-09 · Individual No Affiliation

Motion to Intervene and Comments of Evan Pierce re the large-load interconnection tariff provisions

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al. ) Docket No.
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I. MOTION TO INTERVENE

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MOTION TO INTERVENE New Era Energy & Digital Inc. is a data center developer pursuing data center and energy development in the PJM service area.
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III. INTRODUCTION AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND

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III.
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A. The Commission Opened This Section 206 Proceeding in Response to Rapid

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The Commission Opened This Section 206 Proceeding in Response to Rapid Large-Load Growth and the Need for Tariff-Specific Reforms in PJM.
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B. The Commission Identified PJM-Specific Concerns Regarding Large Loads, Co-

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Tariff appears unjust and unreasonable because it lacks transmission services reflecting those operational characteristics.11 Similarly, the Commission preliminarily found that PJM’s Tariff appears to lack generator interconnection study procedures and services that allow interconnection customers…
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IV. LIMITED COMMENTS

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These comments are directed to the specific issues raised in the Commission’s June 18, 2026 order: the treatment of generation serving electrically proximate or large co-located load, and PJM’s required report on the availability of adequate generation to serve existing and new large loads.15
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A. PJM Should Address Maximum Net Withdrawal as Part of Any Framework for

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The Commission expressly encouraged PJM to consider what type of transmission service an Eligible Customer will need to take on behalf of electrically proximate large load or large co-located load, noting that generator interconnection service does not itself convey transmission service.19 A…
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B. PJM’s Resource-Adequacy Report Should Address Fast-Track Treatment for Safe

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Such treatment should be limited to modifications that rely on existing interconnection facilities, do not involve a change in generation technology or fuel type, can be evaluated independently through existing system models or a limited-scope study (a narrower review focused on the incremental…
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C. Reservation of Rights

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Reservation of Rights Because the Commission has directed PJM to file a 30-day informational report and a 60-day show-cause response, and has allowed interested entities to respond after those filings, New Era Energy & Digital submits these comments on a limited basis and reserves the right to…
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V. CONCLUSION

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CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, New Era Energy & Digital respectfully requests that the Commission grant its motion to intervene and consider these limited comments in evaluating PJM’s forthcoming filings in this proceeding. 22 Order, 195 FERC ¶ 61,211, Ordering Paras. (B), (C), (E).
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