Alpha Generation, LLC recently announced it has submitted plans to supply approximately 450 megawatts of additional electric generation at four existing power stations across Maryland, New Jersey and Ohio.
AlphaGen, a strategic partnership formed and owned by an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, submitted plans in response to PJM's Reliability Resource Initiative, which is designed to attract shovel-ready, high-reliability projects to connect to the grid on an accelerated basis.
Recent PJM capacity market pricing is signaling a need for additional power generation to meet demand growth fueled by electrification, onshoring of manufacturing, and data centers, AlphaGen said.
The AlphaGen projects include a 300+ MW increase in generating output across two existing highly efficient natural gas-fueled units in New Jersey, with the remainder driven by meaningful up-rates across three facilities in New Jersey, Maryland, and Ohio that are currently owned and managed by AlphaGen. All facilities are expected to gain efficiency and operational flexibility when producing electricity along with increased available capacity as a result.
LS Power on March 14 announced it has applied to construct approximately 700 MW of new generation supply as part of PJM's RRI.
