Largest US Grid Operator Warns of Up to 60 Gigawatts in Potential Power Shortfall as Data Centers Strain Supply

PJM Interconnection, the operator of the largest electricity grid in the United States, has warned that the region could face a power supply shortfall of as much as 60 gigawatts over the next decade unless new generation is added at an unprecedented pace, as the boom in artificial-intelligence data centers drives electricity demand higher than the grid has ever seen.