MJL Morning Briefing | | From Matt Leonard · Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | TOP STORY About 3,800 MW of Large Load disconnected at 7:56 a.m. on July 22 after a mechanical failure on a 230 kV line — the largest such event in PJM history — and PJM is developing standards to reliably integrate computational loads. PJM Inside Lines | Energy Industry Only 32 of roughly 4,960 conventional well facility owners filed the annual methane and VOC control reports due June 1, 2025 for calendar year 2024 — a 99.3% noncompliance rate. PA Environment Digest Reuters reports the Energy Information Administration projects U.S. electricity consumption will set record highs in 2026 and 2027, driven by surging artificial intelligence demand. Reuters (via PA Environment Digest) PJM promoted Lisa M. Drauschak from senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer to executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and risk management. PJM Inside Lines | PA & NJ Politics Deluzio stumps statewide as the 2028 Senate race looms Rep. Chris Deluzio has made more than a dozen stops for Pennsylvania Democrats this cycle and says he has not decided on 2028, while criticizing Sen. John Fetterman's performance and joint fundraising with Sen. Dave McCormick. Punchbowl News Max Miller's PAC gave $2,500 each to three Pennsylvania Republicans Rep. Max Miller's Dependable Conservative Leadership PAC distributed $112,000 to other committees, including $2,500 apiece to Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan, as Miller faces domestic-abuse allegations he denies. PoliticsPA Democrats gain on Republicans in Pennsylvania voter registration entering September Democrats are recovering ground ceded to Republicans in Pennsylvania voter registration, while voters choosing no affiliation continue to outpace both major parties, according to the latest Department of State numbers. PoliticsPA Data center developer offers Upper Mount Bethel Township $50 million Slate Belt Holdings offered Upper Mount Bethel Township a memorandum of understanding committing $50 million in donations if its proposed data center campus reaches two gigawatts of computing capacity. LehighValleyLive (via PoliticsPA) | On the Floor — Next Session House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly | National Politics Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan beat Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary, Luke Bronin unseated 78-year-old Rep. John Larson in Connecticut, and South Carolina's GOP Senate primary goes to an Aug. 25 runoff. Punchbowl News; Politico Playbook; NPR U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the federal government from enforcing the mail-voting provisions of President Trump's executive order for the Nov. 3 midterms. Axios Moderate David Crowley upsets Francesca Hong in Wisconsin governor's primary David Crowley beat democratic socialist Francesca Hong by 0.41% — roughly 3,211 votes — in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, an upset after polls had shown Hong leading by double digits. Punchbowl News; NYT The Morning Bacon threatens reconciliation over canceled Poland troop deployment Rep. Don Bacon said he will not back a final reconciliation bill until the Pentagon produces a public plan to return 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland — a problem given the GOP's thin House margin. Punchbowl News | Pittsburgh Sports Miami shut out Pittsburgh 2-0 on Tuesday; Ruiz's one-out solo homer in the third put the Marlins ahead, Eury Pérez took the win and Paul Skenes the loss, and the Pirates fell to 58-63. ESPN Coach Mike McCarthy said the call on whether 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers plays Thursday at 7 p.m. against Green Bay at Acrisure Stadium is his, and noted Rodgers has not missed a training camp practice. Steelers.com | Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $30.14/MWh +0.2% | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $24.76/MWh -17.6% | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $2.81/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $83.75/bbl +0.7% |
As of Aug 12, 8:09 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) | Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |
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