{
  "id": 10980713,
  "title": "FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ferc-chair-slams-pjm-mess-as-countrys-largest-grid-operator-delays",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:48:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Utility Dive",
    "slug": "utility-dive",
    "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-delays-backstop-procurement-ferc-data-center/831751/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PJM had planned to accept offers for backstop power supplies from Sept. 30 through Oct. 21 after falling short of its reserve margin targets amid aggressive data center load growth. But FERC only partially approved its plan, zeroing in on cost allocation concerns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}