Ursula von der Leyen says six times last year’s 80 GW of new renewables is waiting for a grid connection, but three published counts of the queue measure different things.
The UK government ruled on 2 October that LionLink’s rise from up to 1.8 GW to up to 2 GW does not change the project enough to vary its planning direction, which leaves the homes and savings claims still describing the smaller design.
DOE will put up to $150 million of Defense Production Act money into a 223 mile second link between Southcentral and Interior Alaska, against $268 million from non-federal sources.
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a Tentative Order on 1 October 2026 putting large new loads without new capacity first in line for curtailment. A Final Order is targeted for 28 January 2027.
FERC accepted PJM’s one-time backstop for a 6,831 MW capacity shortfall but suspended it until 28 February 2027, with cost allocation, transmission owner exit and collateral still open. The regular auction cleared only 525 MW of new generation against the gap.
