---
title: "PJM 2027/28 reliability requirement increase, by driver"
description: "PJM raised 27/28 reliability requirement by 6,295 MW. ~5,100 MW is attributable to data-center demand."
canonical: "https://www.ercotqueue.com/charts/pjm-load-driver"
markdown: "https://www.ercotqueue.com/charts/pjm-load-driver.md"
resource_type: "chart"
source_report: "July 2026"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T07:05:24.869Z"
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# PJM 2027/28 reliability requirement increase, by driver

PJM raised 27/28 reliability requirement by 6,295 MW. ~5,100 MW is attributable to data-center demand.

## Research object

- Scope: ERCOTQueue public chartbook
- Source report: July 2026
- Interpretation: use the chart description as the claim boundary and the downloadable series for calculations.

## Downloadable observations

- [Source data (text/csv)](https://www.ercotqueue.com/chartbook/data/pjm-load-driver.csv)

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## Source, citation, and reuse

- Human-readable page: [PJM 2027/28 reliability requirement increase, by driver](https://www.ercotqueue.com/charts/pjm-load-driver)
- Markdown representation: [https://www.ercotqueue.com/charts/pjm-load-driver.md](https://www.ercotqueue.com/charts/pjm-load-driver.md)
- Source report: July 2026
- Site refresh: August 2026
- Methodology: [ERCOTQueue methodology](https://www.ercotqueue.com/methodology)
- License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Source data (text/csv): [https://www.ercotqueue.com/chartbook/data/pjm-load-driver.csv](https://www.ercotqueue.com/chartbook/data/pjm-load-driver.csv)

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