The PJM Interconnection control room. This marks the first group of proposed generation resources to be processed under a new approach designed to “reduce speculative projects, improve predictability and increase the overall pace of interconnection,” PJM said. Since 2020, PJM has processed more than 300 GW of projects, resulting in over 100 GW worth of projects with signed interconnection agreements. PJM Interconnection saw its queue become so backlogged that the regional transmission organization (RTO) effectively shut it down in 2022 to rework its processes. In April, the RTO began once again reviewing interconnection requests for new energy generation and storage projects.