Regional grid operator PJM approved fast-track interconnection for 2.1 GW of storage and gas-generation additions, expected online by mid-2029.

Utility Dive reports that PJM approved fast-track interconnection for additions summarized as 2.1 gigawatts (GW). The approved projects comprise storage capacity from Engie and an increase in gas-fired generation capacity from LS Power.

PJM expects the additions to be online by mid-2029. That is the grid operator’s stated deployment expectation, not a report that the projects are already operating or that their construction is complete.

The 2.1 GW figure describes storage and generation power capacity, not data-center electrical demand or contracted AI-compute capacity. The supplied excerpt does not identify a data-center customer, power-purchase agreement, project financing, or detailed interconnection conditions.