Demand Growth over NoVA
Demand growth is strong in NOVA area due to data center load growth. Some of the local substations will have more than 3X load increases in the next five years.
Transmission Upgrades Proposed
The Northern Virginia regional transmission organization, PJM, has proposed baseline transmission and upgrades worth $4.1 billion in Dominion Energy's service territory to address the reliability issues driven by data center demand.
Delayed Fossil Fuel Retirements
PJM is considering delaying retirements to fossil fuel units in the region on account of increasing demand and interconnection queue backlogs.
Data Centers
Within the next 10 years, data center demand is expected to peak over 7 GW.
Data platforms like EnergyInsite can help developers and utilties navigate these complex power system challenges.
Queued Projects Backlog
PJM-wide there are over 248 GW of active queue projects—out of which Dominion region has 54 GW (mostly solar and storage).