The U.S. Department of Energy urged PJM, a regional grid operator, to strengthen ratepayer protections against large-load costs.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) pressed regional grid operator PJM on protecting ratepayers from costs associated with large electricity loads. Utility Dive describes DOE’s intervention as a rare filing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

DOE emphasized the ability to continuously track whether a project enters service or is delayed, reduced, or canceled. Its stated rationale was that this information can help assign costs for new generation to the customers responsible for the investments.

The supplied excerpt establishes DOE’s policy position, not an adopted PJM rule or a final FERC order. It does not provide a proposed charge, collateral requirement, project-size threshold, or implementation deadline.